A close up view of a beetle on hogweed (Heracleum spp) found in the Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast, White Sea, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A diver has a close encounter with an oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) at Cat Island in the Bahamas.

Close encounter with an oceanic whitetip shark, Cat Island, Bahamas.

Close-up portrait of a parrot, Macaw, The Maldives, Indian Ocean

Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing them, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Close-up of two deer in Nara, Honshu, Japan

Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult California gray whale (Eschrictius robustus), near boats in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Young couple sitting on park bench in deep snow in Tromso, Norway

The Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) named Tic-Tac-Toe and Siam diving in close proximity to kayakers who will certainly always remember this very special encounter with these giants. The absence of an engine might make it difficult for whales to perceive kayakers. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Camerman Peter Scoones filming Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) underwater with remote camera, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico

Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) associating with North Sailing whale-watching boat Husavik, close to the arctic circle at the top of Iceland.

The commercial whale watching boat Lanakila with adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the AuAu Channel between the islands of Maui and Lanai, Hawaii, USA

View taken from behind of silhouettes of two blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) standing on the savanna watching a cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) pass by, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Close-up portrait of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) lying down in the grass, watching the camera, Madhya Pradesh, India

Close-up portrait of a young male lion (Panthera leo leo) lowering head, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa

Mono, close-up portrait of a Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) standing, eyeing camera in Segera, Segera, Laikipia, Kenya

Close-up portrait of a Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) looking at the camera through the branches of a Southcentral Alaska alder thicket. Lynx populations are closely linked to booms and busts in the numbers of their main prey the snowshoe hare, Alaska, United States of America

A commercial whale shark encounter with a feeder above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines

A commercial whale shark encounter with a feeder above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines

A commercial whale shark encounter with a feeder above on a canoe and a Whale Shark (Rhiniodon typus) below. This is the world's largest species of fish, Oslob, Philippines