Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) cleaning its nose on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.

Anup Shah / Leopard {Panthera pardus} licking its nose, Africa *Not available for jigsaw puzzle use until 31st Dec 2014*

Pal Hermansen / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) head, close-up. Svalbard, Norway. September.

Shane Gross / A Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), heavily scarred, possibly from shark attacks, on sand bank off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Dugong (Dugong dugon) male feeding on a seagrass meadow (Halophila stipulacea), accompanied by a young Golden trevally (Gnathanodon speciosus). Marsa Nabaa, Marsa Alam, Egypt. Red Sea

Tony Heald / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) reaching up for foliage, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.

Tony Heald / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) reaching up for foliage. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe.

Erlend Haarberg / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) in spring, Vauldalen, Norway, May.

Danny Green / RF - Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in winter pelage, camouflaged in snow. Svalbard, Norway, April (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Gabriel Rojo / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) female and newborn baby, nose to nose in grassland. La Pampa Province, Argentina.

Alex Mustard / RF - Basking shark (Ceterhinus maximus) feeding on plankton in Senen Cove, Cornwall, UK. June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Andy Rouse / Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) male, sub-adult aged three years, face portrait. Ranthambhore National Park, India.

Marie Lochman / Western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville) Hairisson Prong, Shark Bay in Western Australia.

Jordi Chias / Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Shane Gross / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) underwater playing in the shallows off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) underwater rubbing herself on a sponge off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Daniel Heuclin / Horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) in natural setting, Turkey.

Klein & Hubert / Piglet swimming in turquoise sea. Bahamas.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Black and white image of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) mud bathing, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. Editorial use only. Other uses need clearance.

Chris Gomersall / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching. Moray Firth, Scotland.

Paul Williams / RF - Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) close up portrait, captive. staring at camera, licking nose, captive. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising, Sado Estuary, Portugal. October

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) porpoising, Sado Estuary, Portugal. July

Christophe Courteau / Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) female with baby, portrait. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Sichuan / Tibetan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana) walking through a forest in Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve,Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The capybara jumping away has cut the nose of the Jaguar with its toenail. Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park...

Jeff Foott / Jaguar (Panthera onca) male, hunting Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris). The capybara while jumping away has cut the nose of the Jaguar with its toemail. Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense Nationa...

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Portrait of a Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) full frame of the face, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China. Endangered species

Richard Robinson / False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) travelling with a pod of pelagic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Northern New Zealand Editorial use only.

Richard Robinson / False killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) travelling with a pod of pelagic Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Northern New Zealand Editorial use only.

Klein & Hubert / Domestic Tamworth piglet in meadow in spring, close up of snout / nose, Germany

Ann & Steve Toon / Elephants (Loxodonta africana) at waterhole drinking at night. One spraying water from trunk, Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Domestic Tamworth pig, nose close up, digging in earth, portrait, Germany.

Christophe Courteau / African elephants (Loxodonta africana) swimming across Chobe River, trunks raised above surface for breathing, Chobe National Park, border between Botswana and Namibia.

Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) split level of young seal investigating the camera with its nose and whiskers, close to shore. Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel. August

Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) young female opens her mouth and blows bubbles through her nose playfully while she looks up from the seabed. Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel. August. Highly co...

Claudio Contreras / American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) split level with animal resting at surface in shallow water over seagrass bed, Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico

Alex Mustard / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) split level view of young investigating camera lens, Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel, August

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) portrait, Scotland, UK, April.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) breaching, Moray Firth, Scotland, UK, July.

Doug Perrine / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) swimming with a pair of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Kona, Hawaii, USA

Yashpal Rathore / Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) young female play fighting. Jim Corbett National Park, India. 2014

Klein & Hubert / Mangalica Wool Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus), head portrait of boar, Germany.