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

Iguana, Tampa Aquarium, United States of America

White Lions, Hertfordshire Zoo, United Kingdom

Northern (Steller) sea lions, (Eumetopias jubatus), hauled out on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Adult bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) hauled out on the ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), hauled out on the pack-ice in between Iceland and Greenland in the Denmark Strait, Denmark

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

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

Crocodile at the Laguna Colombia, Punta Sur, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

A pair of Mesoamerican sliders (Trachemys venusta), on New River near Lamanai, Belize

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

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

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

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