Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Two imposing alligators lounging on the leaf-strewn bank of a river, surrounded by thick greenery, in a natural habitat in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

An imposing alligator is captured lounging on the leaf-strewn bank of a river, surrounded by thick greenery, in a natural habitat in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Flamingos lounging around in their natural habitat, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Flamingos lounging around in their natural habitat, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Central America

Lion (Panthera Leo) cub on a downed tree trunk in the rain, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Lion (Panthera Leo) cubs on a downed tree trunk in the rain, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Leopard (Panthera pardus) resting on a tree branch, Ndutu, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, Africa

Colony of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA