Adult Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) grazing on tundra in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

A small group of introduced reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) before eradication in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

A small group of introduced reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) before eradication in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the river Khwai, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Father and son by Qilin statue, Summer Palace, Beijing. China has a one child family policy to limit population.

Wearing tree bark cloth masks and skirts, dancers representing fish spirits are invited during the season of the peach palm harvest to drink the juice. it is a feast and ritual exchange: the host group offers the spirits large quantities of peach palm juice, smoked meat and fish, and shaman-blessed coca and snuff. the visitors are the costumed dancers impersonating animal spirits. people eat the meat and fish, animal spirits receive the fruits of peach palm, which are cultivated, harvested, and processed by humans. this exchange expresses the idea that people and animals depend on each other for survival and reproduction. vaupes basin, eastern colombia amazon, population: 600

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

Village woman walking past wild population of Demoiselle cranes (Anthropoides virgo), Keechen, Rajasthan, India

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

African Elephant

Zebu carts near Tulear, Madagascar, Africa

Zebra cart, Bemaraha, Western Madagascar, Africa

Farmer plows rice field with zebus west of Antananarivo, highlands, Madagascar, Africa

Painted elephants and mahouts, Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Girl with alpaca, Maca near Colca Canyon, Peru, South America

Woman and girl with llama and alpaca in Maca near Colca Canyon, Peru, South America

Children beating an octopus with sticks in order to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Elephant loaded on a truck, Arattupuzha-Pooram festival, near Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, India, Asia

Working elephant, Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Guruvayoor, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Camel caravan in the Libyan desert, Camels (Camelus dromedarius), Libya, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

Children beating an octopus with sticks in order to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Tuareg man sitting beside his camel, Libya, North Africa

Children beating an octopus with sticks to make it edible, Jambiani, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

Decorated elephants and Hindu priests, Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Camel caravan in the Libyan desert, Camels (Camelus dromedarius), Libya, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

Elephant parade, near Sree Sastha Temple, Arattupuzha Pooram festival, near Thrissur, Kerala, South India, India, Asia

Woman and girl with llama and alpaca in Maca near Colca Canyon, Peru, South America

Camel rider being guided through the desert, Erg Chebbi, Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa

Camel rider being guided through the desert, Erg Chebbi, Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa

Omani man in traditional dress, livestock or animal market at Nizwa, Hajar al Gharbi Mountains, Al Dakhliyah region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabia, Middle East

Omani men in traditional dress, livestock or animal market at Nizwa, Hajar al Gharbi Mountains, Al Dakhliyah region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabia, Middle East

Trading on the camel market of Nouakchott, Mauritania, northwestern Africa

Kazakhs eagle hunters on their way the to the Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Tenge-il game, horseman catching flowers on the ground while galloping, Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Gaucho demonstrating his skills with his horse, San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, South America

Mounted police in front of the tower of the Islamic Cultural Centre FANAR, Souk Waqif, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Man wearing a traditional Thobe and mounted police in front of the tower of the Islamic Cultural Centre FANAR, Souk Waqif, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Mounted police in front of the tower of the Islamic Cultural Centre FANAR, Souk Waqif, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

Arattupuzha Pooram Festival near Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, India, Asia

Elephants decorated with gold jewellery on the way to the temple, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Pujaris sitting on elephants on the way to the temple, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Pujaris standing on the backs of elephants, holding fans made of peacock feathers up in the air, Hindu Pooram festival, Thrissur, Kerala, southern India, Asia

Silhouette of camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) and man against sunset sky - Pushkar Camel Fair - Pushkar - Rajasthan - India

Kek Bar, game similar to the Buzkashi, Horsemen competing for a goat skin, Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Elephant ride to Amber Palace, Rajasthan, northern India, Asia

Omani men in traditional dress, livestock or animal market at Nizwa, Hajar al Gharbi Mountains, Al Dakhliyah region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabia, Middle East

Girl with Alpaca, near Arequipa, Peru, South America

Bedouins with camels in the desert, Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Bushmen, San, near Andriesvale, Kalahari Desert, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Decorated elephant, Mahout riding under sunshade, Elephant Festival Parade, Ban Viengkeo, Hongsa, Xaignabouri Province, Sayaburi, Xayaburi or Sainyabuli, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Large catch of sardines, Santa Fe, Sucre, Venezuela, South America

Typical fisherman with cormorants, Xingping, Guangxi, China, Asia

Omani man in traditional dress, livestock or animal market at Nizwa, Hajar al Gharbi Mountains, Al Dakhliyah region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabia, Middle East

Oxcart, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Kek Bar, game similar to the Buzkashi, horsemen competing for a goat skin, Golden Eagle Festival, Bayan Oelgii, Altai Mountains, Mongolia, Asia

Oxcart, La Digue Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Mauretanian Bedouin with goats, Mauretania, northwestern Africa

Camel train, caravan, in the volcanic landscape of Hoggar, Ahaggar Mountains, Wilaya Tamanrasset, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

Theravada Buddhism, elephants and tourists, Buddhist monks watching parade, Elephant Festival, Ban Viengkeo, Hongsa, Xaignabouri Province, Sayaburi, Xayaburi or Sainyabuli, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Local people near Huaraz, Peru, South America

Trading on the camel market of Nouakchott, Mauritania, northwestern Africa

Two locals with their falcons at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Arabia, Middle East, Orient

Elephants kneeling, Mahouts on top, Elephant Festival, Ban Viengkeo, Hongsa, Xaignabouri Province, Sayaburi, Xayaburi or Sainyabuli, Laos, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ox cart near Chamarajnagar, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Cow being milked on the street in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Tradesmen on the goat market, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman, Middle East

Elephants at Amber Palace, Rajasthan, North India, Asia

Kurds, Anatolia, Turkey

Two locals with their falcons at the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Arabia, Middle East, Orient

Elephants at Amber Palace, Rajasthan, North India, Asia

Holy cow on the streets of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

People fetching drinking water from the Mandrare river, Madagascar, Africa

Pod of Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). They are the most abundant cetacean in the world, with a global population of about six million, Horta island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic ocean

Loggerheads (Caretta caretta), is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. But persistent population declines due to pollution, shrimp trawling, and development in their nesting areas. Listed as Vulnerable IUCN. Terceira island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Man sitting on horse carriage, Salzburg, Austria