Wim van den Heever / Black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) fishing and using wings to create an area of shade to attract fish, on the banks of the Chobe River, Botswana.

Ann & Steve Toon / Baby ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) using its tail for shade, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Non-ex.

Edwin Giesbers / Female Jaguar (Panthera onca), captive, occurs in Southern and Central America.

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) male sleeping in shade of tree on plains, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Andy Rouse / African Lion (Panthera leo) female in shade, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Shattil & Rozinski / American bobcat (Lynx rufus) walking on a pavement in Denver, Colorado, USA, December.

Daniel Heuclin / Sand Viper (Cerastes vipera) in shade of grass, Erg Chigaga, Morocco

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wildlife rich hay meadow, early morning light in summer, Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Lampeter, Wales, UK. June 2011.

Ben Osborne / Aerial view of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) find shade under trees to avoid midday sun, during a drought. Northern Botswana. Taken on location for BBC Planet Earth series, October 2005

Yves Lanceau / Labrador Retriever, yellow dog lying in doorway in cool of room behind bead curtain, France

Petra Wegner / British Shorthair Cat, kitten, silver-shaded, sleeping

John Waters / Banded Mongoose (Mungos mungo) group resting together in shade during heat of mid-day, Mweya Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, E. Africa

Philip Dalton / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female with cub lying in shade under her body, Masai Mara, Kenya

Inaki Relanzon / Padaung women eating, in Indein, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Jurgen Freund / Looking up through the fronds of Licuala fan palms {Licuala ramsayi} endemic to the tropical rainforest of North Queensland, Daintree NP, Australia

Jurgen Freund / Looking up through the fronds of Licuala fan palms {Licuala ramsayi} endemic to the tropical rainforest of North Queensland, Daintree NP, Australia

Christophe Courteau / African Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) male sitting on nest on small branches in the shade. Okavango Delta, Botswana

Suzi Eszterhas / Saruni Lodge, Kalama Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya

Mitsuaki Iwago / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd staying cool in the shade of an Acacia tree, Botswana

Fabian Muhlberger / Wild Wonders of China / Crested goshawk ( Accipiter trivirgatus ) perched in canopy shade, Taiwan.

Sirachai Arunrugstitchai / Freshwater spring in shade from thick forest canopy at Tha Pom Khlong Song Nam, with school of Rasbora (Rasbora sp.) and vegetations can be seen below the surface, Krabi Province, Thailand.

Tim Laman / Herpatologist Conrad Hoskin holds a new species of Shade Skink (Saproscincus saltus) shortly after discovering it in the rainforest of the Cape Melville Range, Cape Melville National Park, Cape York P...

Steve Nicholls / Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) an orchid of woodland shade, Buckholt Wood, Gloucestershire, England, UK, August.

Steve Nicholls / Broad-leaved helleborine (Epipactis helleborine) an orchid of woodland shade, Buckholt Wood, Gloucestershire, England, UK, July.

Steve Nicholls / Bird's nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) growing in Buckholt Wood, Gloucestershire, UK, June. It has no chlorophyll and is entirely dependent on fungi in the soil for its nutrition, allowing it to grow...

Steve Nicholls / Bird's nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) growing in Buckholt Wood, Gloucestershire, UK, June. It has no chlorophyll and is entirely dependent on fungi in the soil for its nutrition, allowing it to...

Fred Olivier / Yellow-headed collared lizard (Crotaphytus collaris auriceps) in shade on a rock, jumps away, Castle Valley, Utah, USA, 2018.

Loic Poidevin / Kori Bustard (Ardeotis kori) standing in shade, Masai Mara, Kenya. March.

Doug Gimesy / Rescued Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovers in a cage in the shade, having been rescued a few minute earlier by wildlife carers during a heat stress event day at the Melbourne col...

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) juvenile aged 3 months with open mouth. Sheltering in shade of Corn / Maize crop. Marana, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) curious juvenile cocking head at 90 degrees. Sheltering in shade of Corn / Maize crop. Marana, Arizona, USA.

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.

Philippe Clement / European toad (Bufo bufo) looking for shade in a forest, Luxembourg, April.

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.