Edwin Giesbers / Grey Wolf (Canis lupus), snarling protectively over carcass, Biotoppark Anholt, Germany, May. Captive.
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John Cancalosi / Captive corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) eating an Eastern chipmunk (Eutamias sp.). The chipmunk was found dead and fed to the captive snake. North America.
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Shane Gross / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) with open mouth amongst Seagrass (Alismatales). Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
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Nick Garbutt / RF - Skull of a male Himalayan ibex (Capra sibirica) (killed by a snow leopard) lying on steep rocky slope. Himalayas, Ladakh, northern India. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or r...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Pied crows (Corvus albus) perched on horns of antelope skull. Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Francisco Marquez / Juvenile Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus) feeding on a bone in snow, Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain, April.
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Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) extreme close up with jaws open, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico
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Neil Aldridge / Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) exploring the skeleton of an elephant, Selinda Spillway, northern Botswana.
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Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on rock next to skeleton of one which starved to death. Unusually warm El Nino waters have killed a lot of the algae which is the food for these iguana...
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Jabruson / Mummified infant Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) a relic from research from 1959, amongst old laboratory paraphernalia and assorted zoological specimens. CRSN (Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles...
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Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga boy peering out of house decorated with buffalo skulls, Konyak Naga headhunting Tribe.Mon district, Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.
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Pete Oxford / Konyak Naga tattooed Ang or Chief. Only someone who has killed and taken a human head can be tattooed in this manner. Mon district. Nagaland, North East India, October 2014.
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Jabruson / Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) silverback skull with butterfly (Belenois theszi). Gorilla diedd from the Ebola Virus, which killed 128 people in the region in 2003 and in 2005 killed 95% of the Gor...
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Eric Baccega / Portrait of Yali hunter in traditional dress, with nose adornment made of wild pig's bones, and rooster feather head-dress. West Papua, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia, August 2002
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Eric Baccega / Head portrait of Dani man with head-dress and nose adornment made of bone, Baliem valley, West Papua, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia, August 2002
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Eric Baccega / Head portrait of Dani man, with head-dress and nose adornment made of bone, Baliem valley, West Papua, former Irian-Jaya, Indonesia, August 2002
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Mark Bowler / Isula / Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) close-up showing mandibles, Peru
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Richard Du Toit / Spotted hyaena {Crocuta crocuta} with Buffalo bone. Moremi WR Botswana
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Mark Payne-Gill / Three banded armadillo rolling up into defensive ball {Tolypeutes tricinctus}. Very tough skin consists of double layer of horn and bone
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Jabruson / Mountain silverback gorilla skull Salaama Virunga NP. DR
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Anup Shah / Portrait of tiger licking paw, Ranthambhore NP, India. Note - Tigers have coarse, abrasive tongues useful for stripping meat from the bone but also for condition their fur.
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Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a skeletal fragment of a Bryozoan colony at 35x magnification that came from a beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Albert Lleal / SEM close-up view of a skeletal fragment of a Bryozoan colony at 21x magnification, came from beach in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Albert Lleal / Electron microscope view of bryozoan colony fragment isolated from beach sand, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain
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Mark Raycroft / American Pit Bull Terrier (Canis familiaris) with bone
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Norbert Wu / Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni) deep sea species cleared and stained for show, bone (Red) and cartilage (Blue)
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Norbert Wu / Humpback Anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsoni) deep sea species cleared and stained for show, bone (Red) and cartilage (Blue)
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Sirachai Arunrugstichai / A vertebral column of an unidentified Dolphin (Delphinidae) lies in its watery grave on the reef, Mu Koh Similan National Park, Andaman Sea, Phang-nga, Thailand.
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Alejandro Prieto / Glass slide showing the skeleton of an Axolotl's (Ambystoma mexicanum) hand, CINVESTAV research center, Irapuato, Mexico.
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) playing with piece of whale vertebrae, off 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. September.
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Steven Kazlowski / Group of five Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging on Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) carcasses, Barter Island, 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. September.
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sow standing with cubs at Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) jawbone, 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. October.
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sow and cubs scavenging on Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) carcasses, Barter Island, 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. October.
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) cub jumping off Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) jawbone to chase Raven (Corvus corax), 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. October.
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Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) sow with three cubs scavenging on Bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) carcasses, Barter Island, 1002 coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, USA. Septembe...
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of female Leopard (Panthera pardus) from India. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) from Costa Rica. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of European badger (Meles meles) from UK. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of European badger (Meles meles) from UK. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) from Costa Rica. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) from Costa Rica. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull size comparison to scale: Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) resin replica and Leopard (Panthera pardus) from India. Photographed with multiple flash set up. Focused stacked image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull size comparison to scale: Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) resin replica and Leopard (Panthera pardus) from India. Photographed with multiple flash set up. Focused stacked image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of American black bear (Ursus americanus), endemic to North America. Specimen from Montana / Wyoming. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of female Leopard (Panthera pardus) from India. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of female Leopard (Panthera pardus) from India. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), endemic to South America. Specimen from Torres del Paine, Chile. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.
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Nick Garbutt / Skull of female Leopard (Panthera pardus) from India. Photographed with multi-flash set up. Focus stack image.