Masked Bhutanese dancers, Bhutan

Hjemkomst, Viking ship after Atlantic crossing, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Toshogu Shrine, a guard of the Omote gate, Nikko, Honshu, Japan

Nine Dragon Wall, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Guardian lions on the steps of a temple. Foggy winter morning November 2005.

Stone lions, Durbar Square, Bhaktapur, Kathmandu valley, Nepal. Foggy winter dawn, november 2005.

RRS Bransfield in rough seas en route to Antarctica, Polar Regions

Graveyard carving, Maori village, Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Portrait of an Asmat man with nose ornament, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Bronze lion statue, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

Traditional Maori wooden carving, Whakarewarewa geothermal springs, Rotorua, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niliticus) on shore of Mara River with open jaws, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Maori carving on meeting house, Auckland Museum, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Detail, Jokhang temple, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia

A cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), inspects the teeth of an undulated moray eel, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

A great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) comes close to the reef to be cleaned by a cleaner wrasse, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

The Mayan rain god Chac, holding burning torch showing his power to withhold or dispense rain, in west court of the Mayan ruins at Copan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, western highlands, Honduras, Central America

Great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda), Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

A close-up of the mouth of a whitemouth moray eel (Gymnothorax meleagris), showing its needle sharp teeth, United States of America, North America

Giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus), Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Bronze lion statue outside the HSBC Bank Headquarters, rubbing its paws is said to bring good luck, Central, Hong Kong, China, Asia

A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), breaks the surface off Guadalupe Island, Mexico, North America

A Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis), breaching the surface, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

The very capable teeth in the jaw of a stout moray (Gymnothorax eurostus), Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific, North America

Barong Dancer, Batubulan village, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Guardians at Chumon (Central Gate), Horyu-ji Temple, dating from the 7th century and the oldest wooden building in the world, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nara, Kansai (Western Province), Honshu, Japan, Asia

Village of Masango, Cibitoke Province, Burundi, Africa

San Agustine Archaeological Park, Colombia, South America

Fierce gargoyle above archway, Pena National Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra, Portugal, Europe

Fierce gargoyle above archway, Pena National Palace, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sintra, Portugal, Europe

Men in festival robes, Karatsu Okunchi Festival, Karatsu, Kyushu, Japan

Illuminated festival float made of paper, Kyoto, Japan

Lioness, Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia, Africa

Totems, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, North America

Close-up of bronze lion statue, Forbidden City, Beijing, China, Asia

Detail of decoration on traditional reed boat, floating islands, Islas Flotantes, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

Two traditional reed boats, floating islands, Islas Flotantes, Lake Titicaca, Peru, South America

Lioness, Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia, Africa

Portrait of a man, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Highland cattle bull, Scotland, UK.

Kali Bhairava, dating from the 17th century, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. (RR)

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico. (A4 only).

Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias) swimming with shoal of fish. Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

Rattlesnake coiled under rock

Fierce dog baring teeth

Caucasian boy playing with toy dinosaur

Caucasian girl hitting pinata at party

Two climbers dig out their tent after a snowstorm covered them in 14k camp on Mount McKinley, Alaska. Climbers are advised to spare no expense on a expedition-quality tent as it can mean the difference between life and death during a ferocious storm on Denali. Extra poles and repair materials are important in case of damage caused by storms. Plan to take extra pickets, wands or deadmen for tent anchors. Never leave a tent without anchoring it securely. Tents are lost each year due to sudden gusts of wind while the tent was left unattended or drying. Every climbing season High Mountain Rangers of the Denali National Park Service are called to help climbers in need. If possible the patient is brought down to base camp on foot, only in life threatening conditions a helicopter is called to evacuate the patient to a hospital in Anchorage.

A mountain ranger is digging out tents after a snowstorm covered them during the night in 14k camp on Mount McKinley, Alaska. Climbers are advised to spare no expense on a expedition-quality tent as it can mean the difference between life and death during a ferocious storm on Denali. Extra poles and repair materials are important in case of damage caused by storms. Plan to take extra pickets, wands or deadmen for tent anchors. Never leave a tent without anchoring it securely. Tents are lost each year due to sudden gusts of wind while the tent was left unattended or drying. Every climbing season High Mountain Rangers of the Denali National Park Service are called to help climbers in need. If possible the patient is brought down to base camp on foot, only in life threatening conditions a helicopter is called to evacuate the patient to a hospital in Anchorage.

Flames leap high as a wildfire caused by lightning spreads into the night along a ridge line, Malad River, Idaho, United States of America

Flames leap high as a wildfire caused by lightning spreads into the night along a ridge line, Malad River, Idaho, United States of America

Close-up of female cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) yawning at camera, Serengeti, Tanzania

Close-up of lion (Panthera leo) cub growling on grass, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Pueblo church archway under stormy sky, Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico, United States

Statue of Fudo Myo-o, Honshu island, Japan, Asia

Close up of leopard growling

Leopard laying on ground, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Close up of Leopard, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Male lion roaring, Greater Kruger National Park, South Africa

Red-bellied Piranha teeth, Rio Ipixuna Brazil Amazon

Red-bellied Piranha teeth, Rio Ipixuna Brazil Amazon

Canary fish. BLACK MORAY (Muraena augusti), Brun Moray; (Gymnothorax unicolor) and TIGER MORAY (Enchelycore anatina), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

A leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, feeding on a gentoo penguin, Petermann Island, Antarctica.

Canary fish. BLACK MORAY (Muraena augusti) and TIGER MORAY (Enchelycore anatina), Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Jaguar (Panthera onca) swimming underwater,C. and S. America, Captivity

Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) eating a whale carcass drifting off Mayotte