Yukihiro Fukuda / Feral domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) standing on hind legs on coast, Okunojima Island, also known as Rabbit Island, Hiroshima, Japan.

Ingo Arndt / Magnetic Termite (Amitermes meridionalis) mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Wim van den Heever / Leopard (Panthera pardus) cub looking up at birds (out of frame) with mother in background, Khwai River, Botswana. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the Asferico Photography Competition 201...

Wim van den Heever / Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) Hemis National Park, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Sven Zacek / Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) white morph and normal blue morph, Southern Estonia, April.

Juergen Freund / Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) roosting with baby, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. May. Second Place in the Man and Nature portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Image...

Bence Mate / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying, with Great egret (Ardea alba) in the foreground, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Natur...

Bence Mate / Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in between. Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Na...

Fiona Rogers / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) female 'Gremlin' aged 40 years calling while holding her baby granddaughter aged 2 months and her own infant son aged 2 years. Gombe National Park,...

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) foraging in sisal field looking for flowers during a poor year without much fruit. Berenty reserve, Madagascar, September.

Alex Hyde / House spider female (Tegenaria sp.) in garden shed. Derbyshire, UK, March. Highly Commended in the Urban Wildlife category of the 2015 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition.

Edwin Giesbers / Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) group of four on plant stems, River Leijgraaf, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, August 2013. Finalist in the Invertebrate category of the Wildlife Photographer of th...

Yukihiro Fukuda / Feral domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) standing on hind legs on coast, Okunojima Island, also known as Rabbit Island, Hiroshima, Japan.

Ingo Arndt / Magnetic Termite (Amitermes meridionalis) mounds in grassland, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia.

Wim van den Heever / Leopard (Panthera pardus) cub looking up at birds (out of frame) with mother in background, Khwai River, Botswana. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the Asferico Photography Competition 201...

Wim van den Heever / Blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) Hemis National Park, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Sven Zacek / Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis) white morph and normal blue morph, Southern Estonia, April.

Juergen Freund / Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) roosting with baby, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. May. Second Place in the Man and Nature portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Image...

Bence Mate / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying, with Great egret (Ardea alba) in the foreground, Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary. February. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Natur...

Bence Mate / Two Great egrets (Ardea alba) standing opposite each other with Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in between. Lake Csaj, Pusztaszer, Hungary, January. Winner of the Portfolio category of the Terre Sauvage Na...

Fiona Rogers / Eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurtheii) female 'Gremlin' aged 40 years calling while holding her baby granddaughter aged 2 months and her own infant son aged 2 years. Gombe National Park,...

Cyril Ruoso / Ringed-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) foraging in sisal field looking for flowers during a poor year without much fruit. Berenty reserve, Madagascar, September.

Alex Hyde / House spider female (Tegenaria sp.) in garden shed. Derbyshire, UK, March. Highly Commended in the Urban Wildlife category of the 2015 British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) Competition.

Edwin Giesbers / Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) group of four on plant stems, River Leijgraaf, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, August 2013. Finalist in the Invertebrate category of the Wildlife Photographer of th...

Angelo Gandolfi / Gannets (Morus bassanus) courtship behavior on nest on abandoned boat, La Spezia Gulf, Italy. Mediterranean Sea. July.

Kristel Richard / Headshot of two rare black Kladruber stallions, harnessed for driving, at the Great Riding festival, in Slatinany national stud, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic. June 2015.

Sven Zacek / Four Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) bucks with velvet antlers and the shadow of a fifth buck, Tartumaa, Estonia, March.

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) pup, aged a few weeks, caught in the wild and shown at a famous camel trekking site for tourists in the hope of either selling it or being paid for photos, Kebili Governorate...

Bruno D'Amicis / Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) few-weeks old pup caught in the wild and shown at a famous camel trekking site for tourists in the hope of either selling it or being paid for photos, Kebili Governorate. Tun...

Michael Hutchinson / Dandelion (Taraxacum) seed head in grass meadow, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Peter Cairns / Bison (Bison bison) pair standing on road in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, March.

Espen Bergersen / Razorbills (Alca torda) in flight, with Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) behind, Hornoya, Norway. March

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Karo boys with decorative skin painting, close up portrait, Karo tribe, Omo river, Ethiopia, November 2014

David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) two adult males in mountain landscape. Alps, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy. September.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) with out of focus Lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) standing behind, Lake Nakuru, Kenya

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Landscape of Lillehooksbreen glacier at Svalbard, Norway, July 2008.

Markus Varesvuo / Black kite (Milvus migrans) flying and red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) on snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February.

Tony Phelps / Parachute daisies (Ursinia anthemoides) flowering, Vergelegen, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, July.

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult running over the water surface during the courtship. The Netherlands. April 2014.Second place in the Species Story category of the Terre Sauvage Nature I...

Dong Lei / Golden bush-robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus) with insect prey, Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China.

Markus Varesvuo / Red-crowned Cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying and calling in snow, Hokkaido, Japan, February

Markus Varesvuo / Great White Egret (Egretta alba) with water splashing from beak, Hungary January

Markus Varesvuo / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male calling with female, Jalasjarvi, Finland, April

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) on the Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.

Axel Gomille / Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo) flock, India.

Ross Hoddinott / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) diving for fish with the Athala II boat in the background, Espumilla beach, Galapagos, Ecuador. April.

Matthew Maran / Great created grebe (Podiceps cristatus) with chick following, and person swimming in pond, Hampstead Heath, London, July 2014.

Bence Mate / Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) mobbing Euasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Pusztaszer, Hungary, June.

Andy Trowbridge / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on Sea thrift (Armeria maritima) with wings out stretched with a beak full of sand eels. Close-up portrait. Fair Island, Shetland Islands, Scotland, July.

Robin Chittenden / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) flying past spire, Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Alpine meadow in flower including Scabious flowers. Austrian Alps at 1700 metres altitude, North Tyrol, Austria, June

Ernie Janes / Small Tortoisehell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) on cone flowers (Echinacea) in garden with greenhouse in background England, UK, August.

David Pattyn / Flowering Thrift (Armeria maritima) photographed on Great Saltee with a view of the island behind. Great Saltee, Saltee Islands, Co. Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Grey Birch butterfly (Aethalura punctulata) resting on tree trunk in woodland habitat, Pirkanmaa, Finland, May.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Domestic Asian elephants (Elephas maximas) used for riding safaris with their keepers, Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Jabruson / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in cage, confiscated from poachers, housed in Epulu, Okapi Wildlife Reserve, Orientale Province, North-East, Democratic Republic of Congo

Chris & Monique Fallows / Cape fur seal (Arctocephalus pussilus) portrait, at water surface, Seal Island, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Split level shot of Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) fin above the water and leisure boat in the background, with Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa.

Kim Taylor / Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) male landing on Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Surrey, England. February

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) being released after rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) near Robben Island in Table Bay. Cape Town, So...

Andy Rouse / Verreaux Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) jumping ('dancing') across ground, Madagascar

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A diver and a hydrothermal chimney. Note that he is obscured by the different temperature waters (from the chimney and the surrounding water) which are unable to mix. The sea water was 4 degrees Celsi...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia,Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) and Antarctic cruise liner 'MV Ushuaia' in Neko Harbour, Andvord Bay. Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Florian Möllers / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) adult portrait, captive, Vogelpark Marlow, Germany, May.

Jack Dykinga / Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) landing in icy pond filled with snow geese (Chen caerulescens) Bosque del Apache, New Mexico. January 2013

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Two Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) on a snowy field, Southern Estonia, March.

Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Leopard (Panthera pardus) back of head, Samburu National Reserve, Kenya

MIKE POTTS,Mike Potts / Stellers Eider (Polysticta stelleri) a small group in flight, near Vardo. North Norway, March.

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Flock of Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) Kyushu, Japan

Ben Cranke / Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) herd, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa

Jussi Murtosaari / Heath Fritillary (Melitaea athalia) in flight, Finland June

Jussi Murtosaari,Jussi Murtosaari / Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga) in habitat over cotton grass (Eriophorum) Finland, June

Jussi Murtosaari,Jussi Murtosaari / Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male in habitat, Finland, June

Anup Shah / Lioness (Panthera leo) with cub aged 2-3 months portrait. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August

David Tipling / Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelicanus crispus) being fed by fisherman at Lake Kerkini, Northern Greece, February

David Tipling / Tribal performers from the Anglimp District in Waghi Province, performing at a Sing-sing - Hagen Show, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

David Tipling / Member of Sing-sing group from Tambul, Western Highlands at Mount Hagen Show, Papua New Guinea, August 2011

Jabruson / Common House Martin (Delichon urbicum) flying above pile of hardwood timber logs in storage depot. Lope National Park, Libreville, Gabon.

Jabruson,Jabruson / Grey-cheeked Mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) juvenile and village children looking on. Captive, kept as a pet until large enough to be eaten. Bayanga near Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Central African Re...

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Apollo butterfly (Parnasius apollo) feeding on flower, Mount Terminillo, Rieti, Lazio, Italy, July 2011

Juergen Freund / Mareeba rock-wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) Queensland, Australia

Juergen Freund / Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) feeding on sap from a tree trunk. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia

Benjamin Barthelemy / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on flower, Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June.

Juan Carlos Munoz,Juan Carlos Munoz / Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) flock in lake Nakuru, Kenya

Barrie Britton / Wasp (Ropalidia species) attacking Mantellid Frog Tadpoles (Guibemantis species) on leaf overhanging pond. Tadpoles escape by dropping into water. Association Mitsinjo Reserve, Andasibe, Madagascar....

Andrew Walmsley / Silver eye / Grey backed white eye (Zosterops lateralis) in flowering Pohutukawa tree (Metrosideros excelsa) Botanic Gardens, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand, December

Nick Turner / Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) flowering in woodland beside Kilcott Brook, Midger Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, UK. April 2015.

Nick Turner / Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) flowering in woodland beside Kilcott Brook, Midger Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, UK. April 2015.

Andy Rouse / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) following person on dirt track, Cardiff, Wales. June.

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) chasing wildebeest. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September.

Wim van den Heever / Southern Carmine Bee-Eater (Merops nubicoides) taking off, Zambezi River, Namibia.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) on branch, Vaala, Finland, May.

Markus Varesvuo / Female Black grouse (Tetrao / Lyrurus tetrix) flying, another standing, Vaala, Finland, April.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Greater prairie chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) Bob Price's Ranch, Garfield County, Nebraska, USA, October.

Gerrit Vyn / Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) walking across a snow covered lek. Sublette County, Wyoming. March.

Alex Mustard / Indo-Pacific sergeants (Abudefduf vaigiensis) swimming in mix of salt and freshwater, which is creating a haze in the water. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia. Java Sea.

Alex Mustard / Diver swimming through Tolberone Tunnel, a triangular tunnel through the middle of an island in Raja Ampat. Giant barrel sponges (Xestospongia muta) growing on the floor of the tunnel, which have an u...

Pete Oxford / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on coast, with yacht Mary Anne. Fernandina Island. Galapagos, Endemic Species.

Michael Hutchinson / Green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio var. alba) white colour morph in flower, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Cyril Ruoso / Surrogate mothers feeding young Bonobo (Pan paniscus) orphans, Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Nick Upton / White beak-sedge (Rhynchospora alba) clump flowering in a boggy pool, Stoborough Heath, Dorset, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Water mint (Mentha aquatica) flowering on the edge of a marsh, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Water mint (Mentha aquatica) flowering on the edge of a marsh, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Water mint (Mentha aquatica) flowering on the edge of a marsh, Corfe Common, Dorset, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Close up of Water chickweed (Mysosoton aquaticum / Stellaria aquaticum) flowering beside a small stream, Winfrith Heath, Dorset, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Rock sea-spurrey (Spergularia rupicola) growing on seashore at the base of a cliff, Cornwall, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Nettle-leaved bellflower (Campanula trachelium) flowers, Dorset woodland, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) flower close up, Cornwall, UK, June.

Tim Fitzharris / Sunrise at Yavapai Point with Vishnu Temple, Wotans Throne, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Sunrise at Yavapai Point with Vishnu Temple, Wotans Throne, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Canyon cliffs, Vishnu Temple from South Rim Trail near Yaki Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Canyon cliffs, Vishnu Temple from South Rim Trail near Yaki Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Canyon cliffs, Vishnu Temple, Wotans Throne, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Canyon cliffs, Vishnu Temple, Wotans Throne, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Canyon cliffs, Vishnu Temple, Wotans Throne, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Stormy skies over Vishnu Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Jack Dykinga / South Rim rock formation known as "Duck on a Rock" at sunset, with the "Vishnu Temple" in the background, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Twilight on Vishnu Temple and Wotans Throne from Mather Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Jack Dykinga / North Rim of the Grand Canyon with Vishnu Temple peak in foreground, under a massive monsoon storm cell with multiple lightning strikes recorded over a period of 20 minutes, with heavy rainfall over t...