Male Leach's sea star (Leiaster leachi) broadcast spawning, releasing streams of sperm from its arms. Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) with penis extended. Ogasawara / Bonin Islands, Japan
Portrait of a Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) screaming and showing its teeth, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species
Hong Kong orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana) flowers. Hong Kong, December
Mimika bobtail squid (Euprymna morsei), Hokkaido, Japan, Pacific Ocean
Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, wings in heart shape, Hokkiado, Japan, February
Blue poppy (Meconopsis zangnanensis) Mt Qomolangma National Park, Qinghai Tibet Plateau, China
Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) three coming into land, Hokkaido, Japan, February
Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) Altai Mountains, Mongolia. March
Japanese cranes (Grus japonensis) displaying in snow, Hokkiado, Japan, February
Stellers sea-eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) landing on pack ice, Hokkaido, Japan, February
Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) captive, occurs in China
Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) in hot springs, Jigokudani, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) Kawakarpo Mountain, Meri Snow Mountain National Park, Yunnan Province, China. May
Kiang (Equus kiang) herd grazing on steppe in evening light, mountains in background. Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, Tibetan plateau, Qinghai, China. October 2019
Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) two in flight, during snowfall, Lake Kussharo, Japan, February
Backlit photo of a Robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) reveals a small fish that it has just eaten in its stomach. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molluca Sea
Three Red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) in flight. Hokkaido, Japan. March
Lady Amhersts pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) Kanding, Sichuan, China
Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) male, Sabah, Borneo
Leaves of a Ginkgo tree or Maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China
Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) group of three, camouflaged on frozen lake, Kussharo, Hokkaido Japan
Japanese / Red-crowned crane (Grus japonicus) three in flight, Hokkaido Japan February
Drifting sand dunes in the Gobi desert, near Dunhuang, Gansu, China
Drifting sand dunes in the Gobi desert, near Dunhuang in Gansu, China
Maple leaf (Acer), close up of leaf. Alishan National Recreational Forest, Taiwan
Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) male sitting in tree, portrait. Hokkaido, Japan. March
Aerial panorama of autumn foliage in southern Hokkaido, Japan
Japanese red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris orientis) struggling with long branch collected for construction of nest. Hokkaido, Japan
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) stretching. Kronotsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East
Female Pallass cat (Otocolobus manul) suckling four young kittens at their den, Mongolia, June, 2017. Filmed for BBC series Big Cats
Large leaf of Giant Elephants Ear (Alocasia odora), in rainforest, Yangminshan, Taiwan
Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), mother and baby, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi province, China
Altai argali sheep (Ovis ammon), three grazing on slope. Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China. October
Tibetan gazelle (Procapra picticaudata) in snow. Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, Tibetan plateau, Qinghai, China. October
Pallass cat (Otocolobus manul) licking lips whilst running over ice. East Mongolia. February
Lady Amhersts pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) male displaying, Kanding, Sichuan, China. April
Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) feeding on Sakhalin fir tree. Hokkaido, Japan. March
Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus) mature male in breeding colouration. Niigata, Japan
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) cub in tree, Chengdu Panda Breeding Centre, Sichuan, China. Captive
Siberian weasel (Mustela sibirica) standing in snow. Jiudingshan Nature Reserve, Mao Country, Sichuan Province, China. November
Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) nectaring on Loofah (Luffa sp) flower. Xinjiang, China
Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) pair mating on lake. Shanghai Zoo, China
Euphorbia (Euphorbia jolkinii) leaves turning red in autumn. Napa Hai, Shangri-la, Yunnan Province, China. September
Cut bamboo stems stacked in a pile, end on. Anhui Province, China
Chinese grass carp / White amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella), farmed for food in China. Captive specimen, China
Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowering in Puzhehai Lake with peaks in background. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009
Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) sitting with Bamboo in background. Shenshuping Panda Base, Wolong Nature Reserve, Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, China. Captive
