Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking to the breeding colony. Fortuna Bay, South Georgia Island

Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) walking back to their breeding colony. Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island

Ben Cranke / Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) subadult males practice sparring. St Andrew's Bay, South Georgia Island

Ben Cranke / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) and her newborn pup, bonding with calling and nuzzling. Salisbury plain, South Georgia Island

Ben Cranke / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) congregate on the beach, seeking a safe point to go into the sea, with male Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) blocking their path. St Andrew's Bay,...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) pressurises a Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) into dropping a freshly caught fish, so that it can be stolen for a meal. Liuwa Plain National...

Ben Cranke / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) attacking a female Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhyncus senegalensis )trying to steal a fish it has just caught. Liuwa Plains National Park, Zambia

Ben Cranke / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) female in snow, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India

Ben Cranke / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) approached by an Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella). A few pecks from the penguins caused the seal to retreat. Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)...

Ben Cranke / Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) walking down snow covered slope, Hemas National Park, Ladakh, India. Winner of the Long Lens catergory in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) stood on ice floe, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Ben Cranke / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) Piaui, Brazil. July.

Ben Cranke / Jandaya Parakeet (Aratinga jandaya) perched on a tree branch, Piaui, Brazil. August.

Ben Cranke / White Woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus) perched on a tree branch, Piaui, Brazil. August.

Ben Cranke / Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) group grooming and feeding on palm nuts, Piaui, Brazil. July.

Ben Cranke / Black-striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus) using rock as a tool to break open palm nut, Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, Piaui, Brazil. August.

Ben Cranke / American Bison (Bison bison) foraging in the snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.

Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) portrait, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Ben Cranke / European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) taking off, Norway, May.

Ben Cranke / Black-striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus) using rock as a tool to break open palm nut Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, Piaui, Brazil. July.

Ben Cranke / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) family group together on a river bank, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. August.

Ben Cranke / Conifer tree bending over under weight of snow, Kuusamo, Finland. February 2011.

Ben Cranke / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) portrait, Svalbard, Norway. July.

Ben Cranke / Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana) perched on resting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. July.

Ben Cranke / Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing with mountain landscape, Liefdefjorden, Svalbard, Norway. July 2011.

Ben Cranke / Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan. February.

Ben Cranke / Black-striped capuchin (Sapajus libidinosus) using rock as a tool to break open palm nut, Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, Piaui, Brazil. July.

Ben Cranke / Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) sitting on tree branch, Finland. February.

Ben Cranke / Jaguar (Panthera onca) drinking from the river's edge, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. August.

Ben Cranke / Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) grooming each other, Piaui, Brazil. August.

Ben Cranke / European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) landing on the waters of a fjord, Norway, May.

Ben Cranke / Coyote (Canis latrans) in the snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. January.

Ben Cranke / Arctic Redpoll (Carduelis hornemanni) perched on frosty plant, Finland. February.

Ben Cranke / European Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) in flight at sunset Norway, May.

Ben Cranke / Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight, Finland. February.

Ben Cranke / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA. Wyoming, USA, January.

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / White naped cranes (Grus vipio) in flight, Kyushu, Japan

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

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscatata) grooming in hot springs, Jigokudani, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscatata) juvenile, reaching out to touch the camera, Jigokudani, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan

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

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

Ben Cranke / Desert Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) catching insect, Namib desert, Namibia

Ben Cranke / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd walking in procession, Kaokoveld Desert, Namibia

Ben Cranke / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) walking down snow covered slope, Hemas National Park, Ladakh, India

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia) walking down snow covered slope, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India

Ben Cranke / Jaguar (Panthera onca) sitting at night, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hunting Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) into shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica