A rocky shoreline covered with clusters of blue-black mussels. The mussels cling tightly to the rocks, creating a textured surface. Some green algae is visible in the water pools among the rocks, reflecting sunlight.

Blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) cling to a coral bommie in Indonesia. This species of seastar is common throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Colorful chocolate chip starfish (Protoreaster nodosus) cling to the seafloor of a seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Vibrant sea cucumbers, tunicates, hydroids, and other invertebrates cling to a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Crinoids cling to a large sponge on a healthy coral reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor) using claws to cling on to wooden post supporting barbed wire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Horse Shoe Bat, cling to cave roof. Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, Asia

Dogwhelk. UK (RR)

Dogwhelk with eggs. UK (RR)

Limpets. Jersey, British Isles

Bobcat

Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), on tree trunk, searching of food

Common Water Frog or Edible Frog (Rana esculenta) in a child\'s hand

Black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis), female with young, occurrence in Brazil and Bolivia, captive, Germany, Europe

White handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar) in captivity screaming and clinging with its hand to the fence

Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys), female adult calling in tree, Asia

Black-capped squirrel monkey (Saimiri boliviensis), female with young, occurrence in Brazil and Bolivia, captive, Germany, Europe

Opossum (Didelphis) carrying a young animal on its back, Tasmania, Australia

Male lion (Panthera leo) is eating a captured elephant, Savuti, Chobe national park, Botswana, Africa

Pyramid of the Sun, Plaza de la Luna, Calzada de los Muertos, Avenue of the Dead, Teotihuacan, Mexico, North America

Female Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus), Madagascar, Africa

Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) clings to a branch, Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippines, Asia

Feet of Red rock crab (Grapsus grapsus) cling to volcanic rock, family of marsh crabs (Grapsidae), island Floreana, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), cub, six months, Montana, USA, North America

Orang Utan (Pongy pygmaeus), baby, young

Diver and Beluga, White whale (Delphinapterus leucas), dolphinarium, Odessa, Ukraine, Europe

Male Short-horned Chameleon (Calumma brevicornis), Madagascar, Africa

Male Short-horned Chameleon (Calumma brevicornis), Madagascar, Africa

Father holding his HIV-infected infant on his lap, Cameroon, Africa

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

Cable Car in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, North America, USA

Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta), female with young, Madagascar, Africa

Weeping Mulla Mulla Ptilotus in Karijini National Park Pilbara region western australia WA

Boule game - Balls in the hand

Orang-Utan care centre and quarantine facility, Pangkalanbun, Central-Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys), female adult in tree, Asia

Orang-Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Tanjung Puting National Park, Central-Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Tanjung Puting national park, Central-Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus) mother with baby on her back, Moremi Nationalpark, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Elderly woman turning the pages of a hymnal, Sehitwa, Botswana, Africa

Northern White-cheeked Gibbon (Hylobates leucogenys), female adult in tree, Asia

Two Pacific Seahorses (Hippocampus ingens) holding onto a sponge, Cousin Rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean

Elderly woman turning the pages of a hymnal, Sehitwa, Botswana, Africa

Two Pacific Seahorses (Hippocampus ingens) holding onto a sponge, Cousin Rock, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Galapagos archipelago, Ecuador, Pacific Ocean

Borneo Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus), Asia

Elderly woman turning the pages of a hymnal, Sehitwa, Botswana, Africa

Orang-Utan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Tanjung Putting national park, Central-Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Freeclimber in the climbing area at Claret, southern France

Freeclimber in the climbing area Baerenschlucht, Fraenkische Schweiz, Germany

Ayers Rock, way up in the early morning, Northern Territory, Australia

Fisherman pulling in a net on a beach in Galle, Sri Lanka, Ceylon, South Asia, Asia

Project Howl of Freedom 1 of 10. There is an old Indian Proverb which says: "Land is People, Remembering is All" Etched upon Navajo Etta Abriso's timims a history of the native american people. Proud are worn hands is a history of the proud and worn lives of the Native American people. The people of the Southwest weave a rich mosaic of culture, tradition and ritual within the mountain boundaries of the desert. These pueblo indians, anglo ranchers, Mexican tradesman and artistic pioneers cling to their land and in turn, their individualism. However, in a homogenizing society that is rapidly expanding in numbers, technology and laws, these descendants of Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans are slowly being robbed of their identities.

Rain Drops Cling To A Grass Stem, Astoria, Oregon, United States Of America

Dew beads cling to the silk web of an orb weaver spider in Oregon; Astoria, Oregon, United States of America

Indonesia, Tube feet of a seastar/starfish (echinaster callosus).

Hawaii, Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) on sandy ocean floor

Hawaii, Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) on colorful reef.

Closeup of outline of a green lizard from under a leaf, eye and foot over edge

Hawaii, Day Octopus (Octopus cyanea) on ocean floor.

An extreme close-up of a Shortpouch Pygmy Pipehorse (Acentronura tentaculata), which is also know as a Hairy Pygmy Pipehorse, Dumaguete, Philippines

Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti), also known as Bargibant's pygmy seahorse, Philippines

Micronesia, Palau, Manta ray (Manta birostris) with remora.