Tony Wu / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) executing a dramatic tail slap, throwing up a cascade of water with its powerful fluke, Vava'u, Tonga, South Pacific

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fisherman, on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Andy Rouse / Man playing in deep snow with dogs (two German shepherds and a spaniel) on closed road on Caerphilly Mountain, Caerphilly, South Wales, UK, December 2010, Model released

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) adolescent male throwing water over an adult male, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Christophe Courteau / Kalahari bushmen, women playing with melon, Central Kalahari Desert, Botswana, August 2008

Nick Garbutt / Net-casting / Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis sp.) with net. Active at night, Masoala National Park, Madagascar.

Piper Mackay / Toco toucan (Ramphastos toco) feeding, throwing nut into air to catch it in beak, Pantanal, Brazil.

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) throwing Earthworm (Lumbricus sp) into air before feeding, Near Drenov Bok village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Cr...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Campbell / Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) throwing Salmon into the air, Moray Firth, Nr Inverness, Scotland, July 2008

Carol Walker / Cowboy riding in snow throwing a loop, Flitner Ranch, Shell, Wyoming, USA Model released

Carol Walker / Cowboy riding in snow throwing a loop, Flitner Ranch, Shell, Wyoming, USA

Cyril Ruoso / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) five year old juvenile male named Fanwwaa throwing bark, Bossou, Guinea. Sequence 2 of 3

Kevin Schafer / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) throwing sand onto its back, Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India

ZSSD / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) female playing with youngster by throwing him up in the air, native to Africa

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Two peatland restoration workers spreading mulch over bare, exposed peat to help restore it, Lynaberack Estate, Cairngorms National park, Scotland, UK. April, 2021.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Local children throwing native oysters into loch, Argyll, Scotland, UK. October.

Charlie Summers / Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) pair communicating and throwing water in preparation for the Rush Ceremony, a form of courtship where the pair rise and run across the pond, Colorado, USA.

Claudio Contreras / Caribbean flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) juvenile throwing a tantrum by splashing water at its parent for not giving it enough food, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Septemb...

Etienne Littlefair / Brolga (Grus rubicunda) engaging in courtship display, ripping, throwing and catching vegetation, Barkly Tablelands, Northern Territory, Australia, March.

Philip Stephen / Crewman throwing heaving line during pair trawling operations. North Sea, March.

Nick Garbutt / Keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus) feeding, tossing fruit seed in beak, perched on branch. Boca Tapada, Costa Rica. Sequence 2/2.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Woman threshing by throwing straw into air with rake, in valley surrounded by mountains. At an altitude of 3730m. Zanskar Valley, Ladakh, India. September 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Woman threshing by throwing straw into air with rake, in valley surrounded by mountains. At an altitude of 3730m. Zanskar Valley, Ladakh, India. September 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Woman threshing by throwing straw into air with rake, in valley surrounded by mountains. At an altitude of 3730m. Zanskar Valley, Ladakh, India. September 2011.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Somba family using mud to repair their traditional house, the Land of the Batammariba, Benin, February 2020

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Worker throwing chicken in wet market, Anhui, China.

Steven David Miller / Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) male perched on tree stump, displaying through bobbing, throwing out crest and screeching. Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia. March.

Eric Baccega / Wildlife biologists from The Aspinall Foundation feeding Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) male silverback aged 37 years. Rescued as an orphan and released into wild in 2013. Reintrodu...

George Sanker / Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) feeding on molluscs in early morning light. Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA. February.

George Sanker / Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) feeding on Catfish (Siluriformes). Myakka River State Park, Florida, USA. February.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / People on boat throwing out life rings to divers in strong currents, Po Bin Chau, Sai Kung archipelago, Hong Kong, China. June, 2016.

Cyril Ruoso / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) 'Fanwaa' juvenile, age five, male is displaying in front of the observers, throwing sticks. Bossou, Republic of Guinea

Tony Heald / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), male flicking sand over body on beach. Right Whale Bay, South Georgia. September.

Doug Perrine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-throwing behaviour, West Maui, Hawaii, USA.

Ashley Cooper / Roadside fire near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window. This image was taken during the drought which 15 year drought which made bus...

Ashley Cooper / Roadside fire near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window. This image was taken during the drought which 15 year drought which made bus...

Ashley Cooper / CFA fire fighters tackling a roadside fire near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window. This image was taken during the drought which 15...

Ashley Cooper / A roadside fire near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window. This image was taken during the drought which 15 year drought which made bu...

Ashley Cooper / A roadside fire near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window. This image was taken during the drought which 15 year drought which made bu...

Ashley Cooper / A roadside fire near Shepperton, Victoria, Australia, probably started by a motorist throwing a cigarette out of the window. This image was taken during the drought which 15 year drought which made bu...

Nick Upton / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) manipulating hairy caterpillar prey on a road side, throwing it down repeatedly before eating it, Cornwall, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) manipulating hairy caterpillar prey on a road side, throwing it down repeatedly before eating it, Cornwall, UK, April.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Safari vehicles throwing up dust, Amboseli National Park, Kenya, August 2017.

Mark MacEwen / Children throwing coloured powder during Holi festival, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. March 2015