Griots, traditional musicians, Sofara, Mali, Africa

Little and Large, new born southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup with adult male bull, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South America

White-faced Capuchin monkey (Cebus capucinus), Curu Wildlife Reserve, Costa Rica, Central America

Galapagos Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator) in flight, Black Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Black wildebeest (white-tailed gnu) (Connochaetes gnou), Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Black kite (Milvus migrans), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Wooden horse cart taking tourists around Bagan temples, Bagan (Pagan), Central Myanmar, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Male black wildebeest (white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnou) calling, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape buffalo (African buffalo) (Syncerus caffer) and two yellow-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas) eating a small Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Three black wildebeest (white-tailed gnu) (Connochaetes gnou) running, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Two gemsbok (South African oryx) (Oryx gazella) fighting, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape Buffalo (African buffalo) (Syncerus caffer), white-naped raven (white-necked raven) (Corvus albicollis) and a yellow-billed oxpecker (Buphagus africanus), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Ruins of pre-Spanish Mahos village, Poblado de la Atalayita, Pozo Negro, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Volcanic landscape, Mount Pico Partido, Parque Nacional de Timanfaya, national park, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Red panda, Cotswold Wildlife Park, Costswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A Mantled Howler Monkey (Alouatta palliata), known for it's call, eating leaves in tree; Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Pair of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) dive for fish at the Nosara River mouth, Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

King penguin feeding a chick (Aptenodytes patagonicus), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

King penguin and a chick (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Antarctic, Polar Regions

El Triunfador sculpture, Fundación Cesar Manrique, Taro de Tahíche, Lanzarote, Canary islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Wild burro (donkey) (Equus asinus) (Equus africanus asinus) jenny biting its foal's ear, Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Crowned plover (crowned lapwing) (Vanellus coronatus) performing a broken-wing display, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

A curious and surprisingly bold black-backed jackal cub in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Bison (Bison bison) bull and cow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Wild horse (Equus Caballus) stallion, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota, United States of America, North America

Cactus plants inside Jardin de Cactus designed by Cesar Manrique, Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Montana de Medio, mountain, Los Ajaches mountain range, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Grape vines growing in black volcanic soil in protected enclosed pits, La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Volcano crater and black volcanic farmland soil, near Tinajo, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Herd of goats on road, near Benimaurell, Vall de Laguar, Marina Alta, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Rocky volcanic badlands (malpais) landscape, Malpais Grande National Park, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle) taking flight with small fish, off Cape Mercy, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Close-up of plant, Cueva de Los Verdes, cave tourist attraction in lava pipe tunnel, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) in flight, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Cactus plants in garden at Fundacion Cesar Manrique, Taro de Tahíche, Lanzarote, Canary islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Road leading to cone of Mount Corona volcano and Ye village, Haria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Black-footed ferret (American polecat) (Mustela nigripes) with a hair-dye marker to indicate that it was treated by the wildlife biologist, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, Conata Basin, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Reed cormorants (Microcarbo africanus) drying wings, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Long exposure of a serene waterfall cascading over rocky ledges, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cactus plants inside Jardin de Cactus designed by Cesar Manrique, Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Deformed white eyed moray eel (Siderea thysoidea), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Ceramic tile artwork of Volkswagen van and passengers, Timothy Fisher Studio, Isla Mujeres, Caribbean Coast, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico, North America

Portrait of a Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Okavango Delta, Botswana

Black Bear (Ursus americanus) sow and cub, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Cinnamon Black Bear (Ursus americanus) yearling cub, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Two black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Small American black bear (Ursus americanus) with cinnamon or blond colouring, digging tree bark for insects, Crescent Meadow trail, Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada, California, United States of America, North America

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) at water at night, Shompole, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Black-tailed prairie dog (blacktail prairie dog) (Cynomys ludovicianus) eating, Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Leopard (Panthera pardus), Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa

San Jose, the main resort town in Cabo de Gata natural park, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Grey crowned crane (Southern crowned crane) (Balearica regulorum), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

King penguin feeding a chick (Aptenodytes patagonicus), St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Cinnamon black bear (Ursus americanus), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas), Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

White-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) dominance display, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Animal market, Agadez, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in Chobe river, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Cactus plants inside Jardin de Cactus designed by Cesar Manrique, Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Yellow & black garden spider (Argiope Aurentia) with normal zigzag stabilimentia on web; Nosara, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Cinnamon black bear (Ursus americanus) cub, Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Cinnamon Black Bear (Ursus americanus) yearling cub climbing a tree, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Black bear (Ursus americanus) sow and two cinnamon yearling cubs, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Gemsbok (South African oryx) (Oryx gazella), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) subadults playfighting, Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa

Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus hystrix), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Red-billed oxpecker (Buphagus erythrorhynchus) on a zebra, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

Yellow-headed Caracara (Milvago chimachima), Cotswold Wildlife Park, Costswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi), Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

African red-eyed bulbul (black-fronted bulbul) (Pycnonotus nigricans), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Juvenile blesbok (Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi), Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Herd of cows on farmland on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Three black-tailed prairie dog (blacktail prairie dog) (Cynomys ludovicianus), Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Gemsbok (South African oryx) (Oryx gazella), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Male Williamson's sapsucker (Sphyrapicus thyroideus) at its nest hole, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Bison (Bison bison) bull, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

An adult northern jacana, Jacana spinosa, stalking prey in Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica, Central America

Southern Yellow-Billed Hornbill (Tockus leucomelas), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), Lake Myvatn, Iceland, Polar Regions

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) with reflection while swimming and drinking, Denver City Park, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Black-backed jackal (silver-backed jackal) (Canis mesomelas), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Shetland ponies, Jarlshof, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Grizzly bear scratching on ice at the top of Grouse Mountain, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Transhumance on Panoramica Zegna, Bielmonte, Biella, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Two black-tailed prairie dog (blacktail prairie dog) (Cynomys ludovicianus), Custer State Park, South Dakota, United States of America, North America

Black-winged plover (black-winged lapwing) (Vanellus melanopterus), Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa