Sebastian Kennerknecht / Minden / American Bison (Bison bison) female in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Minden / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Latrabjarg, Westfjords, Iceland

Mark Raycroft / Minden / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck in snowfall, North America

Mark Raycroft / Minden / Border Collie (Canis familiaris), North America

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Minden / Leopard (Panthera pardus), Sabi-sands Game Reserve, South Africa

Winfried Wisniewski / Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), Masai Mara,Kenya

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Female Matschie's tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus matschiei) with joey in pouch, portrait, Zoo Miami, USA. Endangered. Captive.

Tui De Roy / Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) setting out to hunt in grassland at dusk. Serra da Canastra National Park, Brazil.

Shane Gross / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) portrait, Moorea, French Polynesia, Pacific Ocean.

Marie Read / Front view of an adult Black skimmer (Rynchops niger) in flight carrying a fish, Long Island, New York, USA. August. Awarded a Judges Choice in the Birds category in the 2020 North American Nature As...

Alex Mustard / RF - Portrait of Spinecheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) in its host Bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) on a coral reef. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Ceram Sea. (This image may be l...

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Red Sea anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) above the tentacles of a Magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) on a coral reef. Daedelus Reef. Egypt. Red Sea.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Bigfin reef squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) at night above a coral reef. Gam Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia. Dampier Strait, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. June

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chick on its back and one next to it in the water; portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlan...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with young on its back and one chick on the water, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. M...

David Pattyn / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with chicks on its back, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

David Fleetham / Endangered Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) stretches neck to be cleaned by Yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) and Goldring tangs (Ctenochaetus strigosus), North Pacific, Hawaii, USA.

Robert Thompson / African golden emperor moth (Gonimbrasia krucki), close up of male head , Kenya, Africa Controlled conditions.

Etienne Littlefair / Green ant mimic spider (Myrmarachne smaragdina), adult female hunting, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, March.

Etienne Littlefair / Net-casting spider (Deinopis sp.), seen at night, awaiting passing prey items, the web net is thrown over prey to aid in capture. Wonga beach, north Queensland, Australia, February.

Claudio Contreras / Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) calling mate,Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, March

Doug Gimesy / Royal penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) walks along the beach. Sandy bay, Macquarie Island, Australian Territory.

Doug Gimesy / Portrait of Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae). Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia.

Richard Du Toit / Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) resting, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.

Richard Du Toit / Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Jeff Foott / Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) sub adult male feeding on vegetation, close up. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa.

Andy Rouse / European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in snowy garden, Wales, UK, January.

Andy Rouse / European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in frosty garden, Wales, UK, January.

Andy Murch / Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) portrait. Rhode Island, New England, USA. August.

David Fleetham / Close up at the dental plates of Three color parrotfish (Scarus tricolor) as it comes in for a bite of hard coral, Fiji.

Bence Mate / Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) with marsh frog (Rana ridibundus) that has just woken up from hibernation, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary. Honoured in the Montier Photo Awards 2020.

Claudio Contreras / Bluehead Wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum) juvenile cleaning Smooth Trunkfish (Lactophrys triqueter), Banco Chinchorro Biosphere Reserve, Caribbean region, Mexico, May

Ripan Biswas / Portrait of an ant-mimicking crab spider. (Amyciaea sp) raising its legs to warn the photographer. Buxa tiger reserve, India.

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

Pal Hermansen / Beaver (Castor fiber) portrait. Trondelag, Norway. May.

Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) Yorkshire, August. Focus stacked image.

Oliver Wright / Portrait of a Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Yorkshire, July. Focus stacked image.

Tony Wu / Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys volans orii) male sitting in tree, portrait. Hokkaido, Japan. March

Tui De Roy / Black rhino (Diceros bicornis) with very long horn, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Laikipia, Kenya. October.

Doug Perrine / Black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) pair at sunset. Sand Island, Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Northwest Hawaiian Islands, USA.

Danny Green / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) blue morph, portrait in snow. Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Iceland, March.