Ann & Steve Toon / Sable (Hippotragus niger), Chobe National Park, Botswana, June

Neil Aldridge / Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) bull charging through the shallows of the Selinda Spillway, with another behind, northern Botswana, August.

Sergey Gorshkov / Japanese sable (Martes zibellina) resting in tree, Kamchatka, far east Russia, May

Jane Burton / Sable Border Collie puppy, 9 weeks, looking over his shoulder.

Jane Burton / Two Sable Border Collie puppies.

Jane Burton / Sable Border Collie puppy, 9 weeks, sitting.

Pete Oxford / Lioness {Panthera leo} catching a Sable {Hippotragus niger} antelope, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. Sequence

Jane Burton / Fawn Dutch rabbit with sleeping Sable-and-white Border Collie pup. NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK USE

Pete Oxford / African Lion (Panthera leo) female bringing down Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger), Africa

Aflo / Sable (Martes zibellina brachyura) in snow, Hokkaido, Japan.

Aflo / Sable (Martes zibellina brachyura) in hole in snow, Hokkaido, Japan.

Mark Taylor / RF - Brown-and-sable Australian Kelpie pup, age 4 months, running. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Mark Taylor / RF - Sable-point rabbit, grooming face. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Mark Taylor / Sable-point rabbit.

Mark Taylor / Blue-point Birman-cross cat and Sable point rabbit. NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK USE

Mark Taylor / Blue-point Birman-cross cat and Sable point rabbit. NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK USE

Mark Taylor / Blue-point Birman-cross cat and Sable point rabbit. NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK USE

Mark Taylor / Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks, sitting.

Klein & Hubert / Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) male, South Africa

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. March.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) in tree, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) in tree, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) standing on hind legs in snow, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) peering from tree trunk, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) climbing tree, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. March.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. March.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) climbing out of tree trunk, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. November.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. March.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. March.

Valeriy Maleev / Sable (Martes zibellina) Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia. March.

Sergey Gorshkov / Sable (Martes zibellina) Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Sable (Martes zibellina) Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Sable (Martes zibellina) Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Sable (Martes zibellina) Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Sergey Gorshkov / Sable (Martes zibellina) Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia

Robert Thompson / Small argent and sable moth (Epirrhoe tristata) Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Alps, Italy, June.

Mark Taylor / Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks, with fluffy rabbit. NOT AVAILABLE FOR BOOK USE

Mark Taylor / Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks, in play-bow.

Mark Taylor / Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Playful Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks.

Mark Taylor / Sable-and-white Border Collie puppy, age 8 weeks, in play-bow.

Klein & Hubert / Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) male resting on ground, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Sable (Hippotragus niger) licking salt, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June

Ann & Steve Toon / Sable (Hippotragus niger) licking salt, Chobe National Park, Botswana, June

Richard Du Toit / Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) male, South Africa.