Honey bee, Apis mellifera feeding on Echinacea sp., or cone flower nectar. Honey bees are in trouble in many parts of the world but are doing well in urban areas where their exposure to pesticides, insecticides and fungicides is limited. Photographed in London, UK garden.

Image of Ignacio Allende, a revolutionary hero, part of decorations for the Day of the Dead festival, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) pair necking as part of courtship, Bird Island, Lambert's Bay, South Africa, Africa

Governors Beach, part of Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Caribbean, Central America

A beautiful coral reef thrives in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A large roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, lays on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System in the Caribbean Sea, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

Small cardinalfish hover amid mangrove prop roots in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A West Indian starfish (Oreaster reticulatus) crawls slowly across a sand and seagrass seafloor in Turneffe Atoll, Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Soft leather corals grow in the shallow waters in the Solomon Islands, Melanesia. This region, in the eastern part of the Coral Triangle, harbors spectacular marine biodiversity and is known for its beautiful reefs.

Fragile corals grow in extremely shallow water in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This part of the Coral Triangle is known for its high marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for scuba divers and snorkelers.

A well-camouflaged yellow stingray, Urobatis jamaicensis, swims over a shallow seagrass meadow growing within Turneffe Atoll's lagoon in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth

A large roughtail stingray, Dasyatis centroura, lays on the seagrass-covered seafloor of Turneffe Atoll off the coast of Belize. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System in the Caribbean Sea, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A school of silversides swims in the shallows in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A beautiful coral reef thrives around an island in a remote part of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in shallow water in Indonesia's Banda Sea. This part of eastern Indonesia is home to part of the world's greatest marine biodiversity.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in shallow water in Indonesia's Banda Sea. This part of eastern Indonesia is home to part of the world's greatest marine biodiversity.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in shallow water in Indonesia's Banda Sea. This part of eastern Indonesia is home to part of the world's greatest marine biodiversity.

A nursing seal pup and sleeping mom, part of the seal colony at Tauranga Bay off Cape Foulwind, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Colorful gorgonians and reef-building corals grow in shallow water near the famous Blue Hole in Belize. This part of Central America is well known for its clear waters and beautiful coral reefs.

The remote and spectacular Fann Mountains, part of the western Pamir-Alay, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

European Bison (Bison bonasus), female (cow), being released into woodland as part of the Wilder Blean project, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The remote and spectacular Fann Mountains, part of the western Pamir-Alay, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

The remote and spectacular Fann Mountains, part of the western Pamir-Alay, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

Pack animals in the remote and spectacular Fann Mountains, part of the western Pamir-Alay, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

Pack animals in the remote and spectacular Fann Mountains, part of the western Pamir-Alay, Tajikistan, Central Asia, Asia

Egyptian Guide in Saqqara, part of the Memphite Necropolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Egypt, North Africa Africa

European Bison (Bison bonasus), female (cow), being released into woodland as part of the Wilder Blean project, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

European Bison (Bison bonasus), female (cow), being released into woodland as part of the Wilder Blean project, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

European Bison (Bison bonasus), female (cow), being released into woodland as part of the Wilder Blean project, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A fishing trawler at sea, taking part in the annual whale festival, with a lion dance on deck and other boats in the background, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Releasing newly hatched green sea turtles at Playa Bacocho as a part of a local rescue project, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Part of procession of elephants from the Jataka stories of Buddhism, cave painting, Ajanta, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Palm civet being fed coffe beans, part of the process of producing kopi luwak from the seed harvested from the civet droppings, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Busy market streets in the old part of Kathmandu called Ason, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Part of escort to camel train in Empty quarter of Mauritania-Mali, Africa

A striated Caracara bird on Sea Lion Island - part of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean

The idea of the interconnectedness of all things is central to the tribal way of looking at the world. practical knowledge of the environment, of crops and medicines, of hunting and fishing, is a byproduct of it. the makuna believe that human beings, animals, and all of nature are parts of the same one. animals and fish live in their own communities, which are just like human communities, with their chiefs, their shamans, their dance houses, their songs, and their material possessions. when human peoples dance in this world, the shaman invites the animal people to dance in theirs. if humans do not dance and shamans do not offer spirit food to the animal people, the animals will die out and there will be no more game left in the world. for the makuna the radical disjunction so characteristic of western thought between nature and culture, men and animals, dissolves. eastern colombia amazon, vaupes region, population: 600

These reindeer peoples' entire existence is based around their herds of reindeer, which provide milk, skins for clothes, horn for carving and medicine, transport and occasionally, meat. the tsaatan are part of the tuvan ethnic group, which inhabits the tuvan republic of russia. there are only about 200 tsaatan in total, spread over 100,000 sq km of northern mongolia. they are nomadic, often moving their small encampments every three to four weeks, searching for special types of grass and moss loved by the reindeer. the tsaatan are strong practitioners of shamanism. west taiga, northern mongolia

Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis) using its jaws to detach two suckersfrom Common Octopus tentacle as it hangs in the sun to tenderise. Skala Sikaminia harbour, Lesbos (Lesvos) Greece. MORE INFO: The yellow parts of this hornet's cuticle absorb sunlight and the pigment xanthopterin converts light into electrical energy.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) three adult animals surfacing, rare unusual image. Azores, Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: This was part of a group of 13 animals seen South of Pico Island, it is extremely rare to see so many Bottlenose Whales together.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) five adult animals surfacing, rare unusual image. Azores, Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: This was part of a group of 13 animals seen South of Pico Island, it is extremely rare to see so many Bottlenose Whales together.

Manta Birstris showing cleaning station activity. Observations part of porject elasmo, conservation project in Ecuador.

Central American Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris centroamericana, this is part of a super pod of over 2,000 individuals, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Manta Birstris showing cleaning station activity. Observations part of project elasmo, conservation project in Ecuador.

Rough-toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis, surfacing with part of a Dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, in itís mouth, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean. This species of Dolphin is known to prey on large fish such as Dorado.

Manta Birstris showing cleaning station activity. Observations part of project elasmo, conservation project in Ecuador.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Manta Birstris showing cleaning station activity. Observations part of porject elasmo, conservation project in Ecuador.

Central American Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris centroamericana, this is part of a super pod of over 2,000 individuals, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seals ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Colony, Endangered, part of massive colony, being territorial, Tyuleniy Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

A view of sea cliffs and stacks in the Langanes peninsula in the northeast part of Iceland

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Colony, Endangered, part of massive colony, being territorial, Tyuleniy Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Manta Birstris showing cleaning station activity. Observations part of porject elasmo, conservation project in Ecuador.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, Endangered, part of massive colony, being territorial, Bering Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Central American Spinner Dolphins, Stenella longirostris centroamericana, this is part of a super-pod of over 2,000 individuals, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Central American Spinner Dolphin group (Stenella longirostris centroamericana) part of a super pod of over 2,000 individuals, image taken from above the waters surface. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Central American Spinner Dolphin group (Stenella longirostris centroamericana) part of a super pod of over 2,000 individuals, image taken from above the waters surface. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Central American Spinner Dolphin group (Stenella longirostris centroamericana) part of a super pod of over 2,000 individuals, image taken from above the waters surface. Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean.

Wild Large Male Northern fur seal ( Callorhinus ursinus ), Solo, In water, Endangered, part of massive colony. Srednego Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Subsistence farming is a large part of rural Ecuador.

Anatomy of a sow. From left to right: the heart, the digestive system with liver, pancreas, spleen and stomach. Underneath the ureters and from left to right : ovaries, oviducts, uterus and vagina. Above, the terminal part of the digestive tube (colon) with the rectum.

Whale swimming in the sea

Swan on Alsterfleet part of river Alster, , Alster Arcades left, , Hamburg, Germany

Angola; southern part of Namibe Province; Iona National Park; Pelicans in the Baia dos Tigres;

Angola; in the southern part of Namibe Province; northern part of the Namib Desert; Baia dos Tigres; Atlantic coast; Seal on the beach

Angola; southern part of Namibe Province; Iona National Park; Baia dos Tigres; small seal on the beach

Hands holding spawn of Common frog (Rana temporaria)

Two people are trying to feed a bat (Microchiroptera) with a syringe

Young Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), baby, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Off-road vehicle and a Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) near Sandwich Harbour, Namib Naukluft National Park, part of the Namibian Skeleton Coast National Park, Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa

Tanned and dyed animal skins, spread out on the pavement for drying, historic Medina quarter, Marrakesh, Morocco, Africa

Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), thoughtful-looking female, portrait

Beekeeper showing honeycomb, beekeeping in the Amazon rain forest is part of agricultural activity in a settlement of formerly landless peasants, land reform, Entre Rios Province, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Ichneumon Wasp (Ophion luteus)

Racing bull with Matador, Torero or Toureiro in traditional dress, third part, so-called Faena, bullfighting, bullring Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Chimpanzee hands (Pan troglodytes)

Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia tuberculata), Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Madagascar, Africa, Indian Ocean

Elephant feet, hunting trophies in the Reunification Palace, Reunion Hall, former seat of government, Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon, South Vietnam, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dressage horse with bandages on its legs

Fluke of a Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) while diving, Kaikoura, Canterbury Region, New Zealand, Oceania

Lion (Panthera leo) . Female. Jumping over the muddy part of a waterhole. Kalahari Desert, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Leafcutter ants (Atta cephalotes) transport parts of leaves, Serere Eco Reserve, near Rurrenabaque, Beni District, Bolivia, South America

Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), eye and acetabula (suction appendages)

Rajasthan, Vatshmo Mata Temple, new modern temple on the road from Mandawa to Bikaner, part of the temple complex with elephant god, sacred animal, North India, India, Asia

Sleepy French Bulldog with birthday part hat in front of blurry blue background with garlands and party streamers

the backside of a pig

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) with long tongue feeds on Kigelia tree (Kigelia africana) in the savannah Tarangire National Park

Duck's feet

Leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) transports part of a leaf, Serere Eco Reserve, near Rurrenabaque, Beni district, Bolivia, South America