Heather Angel / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) sliding down slope on back after losing footing. Panda Breeding Centre, Wolong, Sichuan, China. January 1987.

Chien Lee / Minden / Magnificent Bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus magnificus) male at lek, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia

Chien Lee / Minden / Bornean Smaller Flying Frog (Rhacophorus borneensis), Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Minden / Black-headed Cat Snake (Boiga nigriceps) swallowing alive Harlequin Flying Tree Frog (Rhacophorus pardalis) prey, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia, sequence 1 of 4

Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) gliding through snowy forest, Hokkaido, Japan.

Maxime Aliaga / Keepers holding hands of infant Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) as they walk to 'forest school' ,Quarantine centre of SOCP (Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program) near Medan, North Sumatra

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Banyan fig tree (Ficus benjamina), one single individual tree, Banyan garden protected forest, Kenting National Park, Taiwan

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Golden Birdwing butterfly (Troides aeacus) Sheding Forest park, Kenting National Park, Taiwan

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Taiwan Blue Magpie, (Urocissa caerulea) endemic species,Taipei city park, Taiwan

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) pair perched amongst pink blossom, Alishan National Scenic Area, Taiwan. Endemic species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Taiwan yuhina (Yuhina brunneiceps) pair perched amongst pink blossom, Alishan National Scenic Area, Taiwan. Endemic species

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) feeding on honeycomb surrounded by bees, Chayi, Taiwan Controlled conditions

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Oriental / Crested honey buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) feeding on honeycomb surrounded by bees, Chayi, Taiwan. Controlled conditions

Andy Murch / Red stingray (Hemitrygon akajei) with Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) group and smaller fish in background. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. September.

Andy Murch / Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium) group above sea floor. Chiba Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. October.

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae), including Tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) and Spottail sharks (Carcharhinus sorrah) caught in the Andaman Sea by longline fishing. Laid in buckets, waiting to be tran...

Sergey Gorshkov / Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) at night, taken with remote camera in Land of the Leopard National Park, Far East Russia, November.Highly Commended in the Animal Portraits Category of the Wil...

Tony Wu / Harlequin mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus), close up of compound eyes. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) male sitting in tree, portrait. Hokkaido, Japan. March

Jurgen Freund / Magnificent sunbird (Aethopyga magnifica) male perched on flower. Bacolod, Negros Occidental, Philippines.

Wayne Wu Ying / Wild Wonders of China / Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis) Tai O, western side of Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China

Alex Mustard / Saddleback anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus) barks a warning as it guards a clutch of developing eggs (beneath it) laid on a small stone, below a fold in its home, a Haddon's sea anemone (Stichoda...

Magnus Lundgren / Juvenile Wunderpus octopus (Wunderpus photogenicus) Balayan Bay, off Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Male Korean seahorse (Hippocampus haema) giving birth. Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

Magnus Lundgren / Pelagic blanket octopus (Tremoctopus gracilis) female in full display, off Anilao, Batangas Philippines, Pacific Ocean. Magnus

Georgette Douwma / Crinoid (Crinoidea) on Soft coral (Alcyonacea). Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Sylvain Cordier / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), two females embracing with baby, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi province, China

Sylvain Cordier / Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana),standing up on river boulders, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi province, China

Tui De Roy / Hawksbill turtle (Erethmochelys imbricata) feeding on tropical reef, Tulamben, North coast, Bali, Indonesia. Lesser Sunda Islands.

Robert Valentic / Golden tree snake (Chrysopelea ornata) male, Patong Beach, Phuket Island, Thailand. Controlled conditions

Danny Green / Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in snow. Japan, February.

Danny Green / Common cranes (Grus grus) leaving the roost at dawn, Hula Valley, Northern Israel, January

Klein & Hubert / Long eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) digging a burrow at night, Gobi desert at dawn. Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso), Gobi desert, portrait, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso), Gobi desert, portrait, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) digging a burrow with teeth, Gobi desert, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) jumping, Gobi desert at dusk, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) jumping, Gobi desert, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared jerboa (Euchoreutes naso) jumping, Gobi desert at dusk, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) walking on a dune bordering the Gobi desert at dusk, The dunes bordering the desert have at their bottom circular green patches rich in insects, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) walking on a dune bordering the Gobi desert at dusk, The dunes bordering the desert have at their bottom circular green patches rich in insects, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Long eared hedgehog (Hemiechinus auritus) walking, dunes bordering the Gobi desert. The dunes bordering the desert have at their bottom circular green patches rich in insects, Mongolia

Klein & Hubert / Young Eagle hunter (Berkutchi) with his Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) portrait, Altai, Mongolia. Model released.

Klein & Hubert / Kazakh eagle hunter (Berkutchi) on horseback with his Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Altai, Mongolia. Model released.

Nick Garbutt / Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) male running. Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Endangered.

Guy Edwardes / Red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) courtship dance in snow, Hokkaido, Japan

Georgette Douwma / Translucent coral goby (Bryaninops erythrops) in Seapen (Virgularia gustaviana). Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific.

Alex Mustard / Western clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) poses with a large, dominant female behind. The clownfish in the foreground is probably a juvenile. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, M...