Heather Angel / Old tea terraces with scattered shade trees. Near Kunming, Yunnan, China. January 2007.

George Sanker / Tricoloured heron (Egretta tricolor) fishing with wings formed into partial umbrella to shade water, making it easier to see prey. At dusk, Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA, March.

George Sanker / Tricoloured heron (Egretta tricolor) fishing with wings formed into partial umbrella to shade water, making it easier to see prey. At dusk, Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA, March.

Neil Aldridge / Anti-poaching guard keeps watch over an adult Temminck's Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) as it reclines in the shade to cool down while foraging for ants during a managed release back into th...

Will Burrard-Lucas / Black and white image of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) two resting under shade of a tree, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. Editorial use only. Other uses need clearance.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), two chicks in shade cast below parent. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), chick sheltering in shade between parent's feet. Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) resting in the shade, in a hole in a rock, Cape Douglas, Fernandina Island, Galapagos

Daniel Heuclin / Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) lying in shade of rock, Andes, Bolivia.

Daniel Heuclin / Southern viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) lying in shade of rock, Andes, Bolivia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) resting in shade. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba) resting in shade. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Mareeba rock wallaby (Petrogale mareeba), two sitting in shade. Granite Gorge Nature Park, near Mareeba, North Queensland, Australia.

Steven David Miller / Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) male resting in the shade during the heat of the day, Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory, Australia. May. Captive.

Eladio Fernandez / Reddish egret (Egretta rufescens) hunting, using wings to create shade, Cuba

Eric Baccega / African lion (Panthera leo) pride resting in the shade of an acacia tree, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Ashley Cooper / Keswick in autumn, Lake District, England, UK.

Ashley Cooper / An Teallach from Ben Mor Coigach across Loch Broom in the North West Highlands, Scotland, UK.

Ashley Cooper / Am Basteir on the Cuillin Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK, March 2006.

Ashley Cooper / People displaced by the January 2015 floods sheltering from the heat of the sun under a tree in Baani refugee camp, Phalombe, Malawi.

Ashley Cooper / People displaced by the January 2015 floods sheltering from the heat of the sun under a tree in Baani refugee camp, Phalombe, Malawi.

Ashley Cooper / Walker on Ben Mor Coigach in the north West Highlands of Scotland, UK.

Ashley Cooper / Hard frost in the Langdale Valley, Lake District, England, UK. December 2009

Ashley Cooper / Cafe is using mist sprayers to try to cool customers down during hot weather, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, May 2011

Ashley Cooper / Forest fire destroys an area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Most of California was in exceptional drought, the highest classification of drought, whi...

Ashley Cooper / Forest fire destroyed area of forest in the Little Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Most of California was in exceptional drought, the highest classification of drought, which...

Ashley Cooper / Dawn over Whitlee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor just south of Glasgow in Scotland, UK, - Europe's largest onshore wind farm with 140 turbines and an installed capacity of 322 MW, enough energy to power...

Ashley Cooper / Dawn over Whitlee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor just south of Glasgow in Scotland, UK - Europe's largest onshore wind farm with 140 turbines and an installed capacity of 322 MW, enough energy to power...

Ashley Cooper / Dawn over Whitlee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor just south of Glasgow in Scotland, UK - Europes largest onshore wind farm with 140 turbines and an installed capacity of 322 MW, enough energy to power 1...

Emanuele Biggi / Wedge-snouted sand lizard (Meroles cuneirostris) leaping across hot sand to reach shade, Sossusvlei , Namibia

TJ Rich / Rescued cat relaxing in shade, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ashley Cooper / Box of free range eggs of varying colour from chickens of different breeds.

Ashley Cooper / Balcony cafe over looking The Mer De Glace which has thinned 150 meters since 1820, and retreated by 2300 Metres, with a balcony cafe overlooking the rapidly shrinking glacier. Chamonix, France, Septe...

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) male resting in shade at midday, Tenere, Sahara, Niger,

Alain Dragesco-Joffe / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) male resting in shade at midday, Tenere, Sahara, Niger,

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) tigress Noor sitting in shade, Ranthambhore, India

Nick Upton / Male Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) resting under a bush in the shade at midday, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, June.

Terry Whittaker / Trees providing shade for bus passengers, Elephant and Castle, London UK

Andy Sands / Birds nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) flower growing in deep shade under Beech trees, Bedfordshire, England, UK, June

Christophe Courteau / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting in shade of tree looking around, near Etosha Pan, Etosha National Park, Namibia

Christophe Courteau / Desert dwelling Lion (Panthera leo) resting in shade, population estimated at 90 individuals, Damaraland, North West of Namibia.

Christophe Courteau / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) looking for the shade under trees on a very hot day , Northern Botswana.

Christophe Courteau / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) looking for the shade under trees on a very hot day, Northern Botswana.

Alex Mustard / Soft corals (Dendronephthya hemprichi) growing in very shallow water in the shade provided by a jetty, while a school of Silversides (Atherinomorus lacunosus) circle. Berenice Jetty, Aqaba, Jordan. Gu...

Mary McDonald / White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) resting in shade, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya.