Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) attacking an Arctic Fox (Vulpes / Alopex lagopus) protecting its nest site, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway. Highly commended, MAMMALS, GDT 2011 competition

Eric Baccega / Young man from the Bodi Tribe having new scars made on his chest with razor blade, to make decorative skin scarifications. Omo Valley, Ethiopia, March 2015.

Staffan Widstrand / Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) with bloody antlers shedding velvet, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Arctic tern (Sterna paridisea) mobbing, Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July.

George Sanker / Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) with large Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) prey, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, March.

Anup Shah / Lions attacking Hippopotamus, Masia Mara, Kenya

Ashley Cooper / Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) struggling in the water with a discarded fishing hook stuck in its beak and wing, Lake Windermere, Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK. October.

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Caged American mink (Mustela vison) kit with a cannibalized cage mate in fur farm, Sweden.

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Caged American mink (Mustela vison) in fur farm, Sweden. Mink frequently wound and cannibalize one another in the cramped conditions of fur farms.

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Caged American mink (Mustela vison) at fur farm, Sweden. Mink frequently wound and cannibalize one another in the cramped conditions of fur farms.

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Caged American mink (Mustela vison) kits with injuries in a cage at a fur farm in Sweden.

Pete Oxford / Dani tribe woman. Her fingers were removed after the death of a relative. First crushed with a stone then cut off. Budaya village, Suroba, Trikora Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia. March 2018. This ri...

Doug Gimesy / Sharon Small, one of the founders of Goongerah Wombat Orphanage, sitting at home after the 2019/20 bushfires devastated the area. Sharon's house was spared, but she lamented the loss of her surrou...

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) age ten-months koala receiving treatment at an RSPCA triage site. She lost her mother in a forest fire and her back paws were scorched. She eats browse (leaves) but is s...

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Domestic pig, female screaming as she is clubbed and stunned before slaughter. Thailand. 2019. Thailand. February 2019.

Sven Zacek / Ural owl (Strix uralensis) female and chick at nest, female regurgitating pellet. Southern Estonia. May.

Ashley Cooper / Midge bites on a man

Richard Robinson / New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) pup is crushed and later died from the injuries sustained by mating adults at the Sandy Bay colony, Enderby Island, Auckland Islands archipelago, New Zealand....

Richard Robinson / New Zealand sea lion (Phocarctos hookeri) pup is crushed under male's flipper and later dies from the injuries sustained by mating adults at the Sandy Bay colony, Enderby Island, Auckland Islands arch...

Paul D Stewart / Three shells of different species of large predatory cone shells which are highly venomous but potentially have powerful painkillling properties; from the top: the Geography cone (Conus geographicus)...

Paul D Stewart / Three shells of different species of large predatory cone shells which are highly venomous but potentially have powerful painkillling properties; from the top: the Geography cone (Conus geographicus)...

Alex Hyde / Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) worker portrait, photographed (with extreme caution) on a white background in mobile field studio. Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica. This insect's sting is repo...

Alex Hyde / Bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) worker portrait, photographed (with extreme caution) on a white background in mobile field studio. Central Caribbean foothills, Costa Rica. This insect's sting is repo...

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with young warthog prey in mouth. Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. September

Barry Bland / Bull fighting, bull with sword in side running at cape during final round of the bull fight, Tercio de Muerte, Plaza de Toros, Valencia, Spain. July 2014.

Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...

Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...

Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...

Eric Baccega / During the Ukuli ceremony and before the bull jumping, the Maza (young initiated men) whip the Hamer women who will defy them, showing no fear or signs of pain. Hamer tribe, Omo river Valley, Ethiopia...

Juergen Freund / The stinging tree / Gympie-Gympie (Dendrocnide moroides) in rainforest, Tolga, Atherton Highlands, Queensland, Australia. One of the world most venomous plants which can cause months of excruciating p...

Juergen Freund / The stinging tree / Gympie-Gympie (Dendrocnide moroides) in rainforest, Tolga, Atherton Highlands, Queensland, Australia. One of the world most venomous plants which can cause months of excruciating p...

Roland Seitre / Swelling on human skin, the result of being stung by European Hornet (Vespa crabro). Tours, France, August.

Roland Seitre / European Hornet (Vespo crabro) sting in human sting. **c, August.

Kim Taylor / Hornet {Vespa crabro} worker, close-up of sting.

John Cancalosi / Chinese acupuncture, alternative pain relief therapy