Cavalier King Charles Spaniel puppies aged 7 weeks, with tricolour and blenheim colouration, on hay bale in straw
Turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) detail of the eyes and mouth, United Kingdom, September
Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) juvenile on beach, Galapagos
RF- Portrait of three kittens
Jack Russell x Westie puppy age 12 weeks
RF - Female emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) laying eggs on garden pond, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. July
RF - European Badger (Meles meles) foraging at tree trunk in deciduous woodland. Mid Devon, UK. June
Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) female with two calves, Namibrand Reserve, Namib Desert, Namibia, Nambia
Young Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) kissing another macque in the thermal hot springs, Jigokudani, Japan, January
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight, coming into land with beak full of sand eels (Ammodytes tobianus). Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July
Greylag geese (Anser anser). Cley, Norfolk, UK, March. Digital composite
Great Blue shark (Prionace glauca) viewed from just below the surface, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight rear view, Kuusamo, Finland, February
Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsoni), two males, Kekexili, Qinghai, Tibetan Plateau, China, December
Freshwater Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) Recanto Ecologico, Rio da Prata, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Savanna landscape wirh Grants zebras (Equus quagga boehmi) and acacia trees, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) cub peering out from behind its mother, Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia, Canada, June
Gannet (Morus bassanus) adult wing stretching and looking up, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, September
Portrait of brown and white coated Holland lop-eared domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus), Lorraine, France, July
African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer). Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. June
Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) standing on hind legs sniffing blackberry, Kent, UK, September
Blue sharks (Prionace glauca) cruise beneath the surface of the English Channel. Penzance, Cornwall, England, British Isles. North East Atlantic Ocean, August
Bigeye trevally or jack (Caranx sexfasciatus) shoal, Sipadan, Malaysia
RF- Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) peering from hole in massive Starlet coral (Siderastrea siderea). East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Sea
RF- Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) with cub, aged four months, captive, occurs in Sumatra, Indonesia
Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) sub-adult, approximately 17-19 months old, amongst forest vegetation. Endangered. Bandhavgarh National Park, India. Non-ex
RF- Domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) newly hatched day chick standing in among Daises. UK, March
Female Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) observing the yard from the top of the old stone wall, trying to determine whether it is safe to enter, Hungary. January
Head portrait of grey Andalusian stallion in dark barn, Northern France, Europe
Black-headed Ibis / Oriental Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus), Karnataka, India
Hungarian Vizsla pup sitting looking up, against white background
Impala (Aepyceros melampus) females, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya
Playful tabby kitten, Stanley, 6 weeks
Golden Retriever, male in straw
Male African lion (Panthera leo) at night, Kalahari Desert, Botswana
Spring lambs in meadow, UK, April
Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in flight in snowfall, Lake Kussharo, Japan, February
Blue Maomao (Scorpis violaceus) shoal, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand, February
RF- Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) calf, Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Vulnerable species