Will Burrard-Lucas / Tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam) Close up portrait of head and shoulders. Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka. September

Robin Chittenden / Tufted grey langur (Semnopithecus priam priam) baby, Sri Lanka.

Patricio Robles Gil / Kashir grey langur (Semnopithecus ajax) Dachigam National Park, Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Loic Poidevin / Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July.

Michel Roggo / Rangimairewhenua or Blue Lake, Nelson Lakes National Park, South Island, New Zealand, February 2013. Photographed for The Freshwater Project

Sandesh Kadur / Female Dussumier's malabar langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) feeding with baby, picks it up and walks away, Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India. 2016.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juvenile approaching with curiosity. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) rear view sitting, gathered on sandstone cliffs . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) walking along a ledge . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) sitting on sandstone cliffs . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) group resting on rocky ledge. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) group of females feeding on potatoes left as an offering at a temple. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) female grooming a domestic dog. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juvenile approaching with curiosity. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langurs (Semnopithecus dussumieri) playing on the cliff tops at sunrise . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juvenile playing silhouetted at sunrise, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) females hugging to reinforce rank. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing at sunrise, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Anup Shah / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) juveniles playing . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) infant aged a few weeks . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) female portrait. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) infant aged a few days being held by its mother . Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) female grooming a domestic dog. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Fiona Rogers / Southern plains grey langur / Hanuman langur (Semnopithecus dussumieri) infant aged a few weeks. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March.

Sven Zacek / Rays of sunshine behind pine trees, Southern Estonia, May early morning.

Felicity Lanchester,Felicity Lanchester / Mixed group of Cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis), Great egrets (Ardea alba), African openbill storks (Anastomus lamelligerus) and Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) gathering to roost, Selous Game Res...

Ben Lascelles / Prostrator about to perform body-length prostrations over the entire length of the circumambulation around Mount Kailash. The pilgrim bends down, kneels, prostrates full-length, makes a mark with his...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Buddhist Monk hands holding prayer beads in Samdo village (3.690 m). Manaslu Conservation Area, Himalayas, Nepal, October 2009. No release available.

Sandesh Kadur / People worshipping gods at Talacauvery, the sacred birthplace of the River Cauvery, Western Ghats, Southern India. No release available.

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur ( Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) close up face profile, Sawai Modhopur, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey langur (Semnopithecus entellus / Presbytis entellus) tiny juvenile, Jodhpur, Rajasthan India

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / English oak tree {Quercus robur} acorn sprouting a fresh shoot, Beacon Hill Country Park, The National Forest, Leicestershire, UK, November. Did you know? In Norse legend the Oak tree was sacred to T...

Jurgen Freund / The GEO snake expedition team braving the flooded waters to follow the lead of an aboriginal man looking for snakes in their sacred place. Queensland, Australia, February 2008. Model released.

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Burma / Birman, chocolate-point coated, portrait sitting on log in snow, with picket fence behind

Petra Wegner / Sacred Cat of Burma, kitten hiding under sack / Birman

Matthew Maran / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} jumping towards tree trunk, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madya Pradesh, India

Stephen Dalton / Ringneck / Java dove {Streptopelia roseogrisea} flight sequence, multiflash image, UK

Stephen Dalton / Ringneck / Java dove {Streptopelia roseogrisea} flight sequence, multiflash image, controlled conditions

Inaki Relanzon / Monk standing infront of Shwedagon Paya, the most important buddhist place in all Myanmar, Yangon, Rangun, Myanmar, Burma. September 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Illuminated Shwedagon Paya, the most important buddhist temple in all Myanmar, Yangon Rangun, Myanmar, Burma. September 2009

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} family group on rock, Rajasthan, India

Inaki Relanzon / Madagascar Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo vintisioides) Cascade sacree / The sacred waterfall, Montagne d'Ambre National Park, North Madagascar.

Inaki Relanzon / Madagascar Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo vintisioides) Cascade sacree / The sacred waterfall, Montagne d'Ambre National Park, North Madagascar.

Inaki Relanzon / Madagascar Malachite kingfisher (Alcedo vintisioides) amongst the spray Cascade sacree / The sacred waterfall, Montagne d'Ambre National Park, North Madagascar.

Tony Heald / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} baby reaching up to mother's face, Bandhavgarh NP, Madhya Pradesh, India, March

Bernard Castelein / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} with baby, Madhav NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

Laurent Geslin / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} stretching out hand to touch camera, Ranthambore NP, Rajasthan, India. 2006