Klein & Hubert / Male Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting in high grass in shade of acacia tree in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Ashley Cooper / Whitlee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor just south of Glasgow in Scotland, UK, is Europes largest onshore wind farm with 140 turbines and an installed capacity of 322 MW, enough energy to power 180,000 ho...

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.

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

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

Juergen 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

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki), mother with pup sitting in shade, San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, South America.

Ugo Mellone / African desert warbler (Sylvia deserti) standing in the shade of a bush, Sahara desert, Erg Chebbi, Southern Morocco, Africa.

Uri Golman / Rothschild giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi), three walking in shade and three walking in light, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. October.

Klein & Hubert / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and her four cubs resting in shade of a bush in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Male Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting in high grass in shade of acacia tree in savanna,Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) mother and cub sitting in shade under tree in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), female, resting in shade in savanna, hed portrait, Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with cubs resting in shade in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with cub resting in shade in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with cubs resting in shade of a bush in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with cub resting in shade in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Klein & Hubert / Four male Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting in high grass in shade of acacia tree in savanna, Kenya, Africa.

Nigel Cattlin / Cheviot cross six-month lambin shade under oak tree on a warm autumn day, Berkshire, England, UK, October

Nick Upton / Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) flock resting in the shade of a Hawthorn tree on pastureland on a warm spring day, Wiltshire, UK, April.

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

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / 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...

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.