Gannet (Morus bassanus) landing with nesting material. Bass Rock, Scotland

Barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) in flight. Caerlaverock Wildlife and Wetlands Trust reserve, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) following fishing boat. Firth of Forth off Bass Rock, Scotland, UK

Guillemots (Uria aalge). Farne Islands, Northumberland

Gannets (Morus bassanus). Bass Rock, Scotland, UK

Guillemots (Uria aalge). Farne Islands, Northumberland

Gannet (Morus bassanus) landing. Bass Rock, Scotland

Puffin colony (Fratercula arctica). Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK

Gannets in flight (Morus bassanus) following fishing boat. Bass Rock, Firth of Forth, Scotland, UK

Gannet (Morus bassanus) on nests. Bass Rock, Scotland

Gannets (Morus bassanus). Bass Rock, Scotland, UK

Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus), three adults land to join many others and roosting Avocets (Recurvirostra avocetta) on Kallini salt pans during the autumn migration period, Isle of Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece.

Wigeon (Anas penelope) flock in flight over frozen, flooded marshland on a foggy winter morning, with some drakes calling, Greylake RSPB reserve, Somerset Levels, UK.

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) from breeding colony on offshore islets in the Beagle Channel, coastal southern Chile and Argentina

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) colony at Baily Head on Deception Island, South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

A small group of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) migrating north to feeding grounds in the spring from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

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

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) breeding colony on Steeple Jason Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Researchers from OCEANITES counting penguins from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer (shown here is )working in Antarctica

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Adult surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) taking flight in Glacier Bay National Park, Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.

Natural history staff from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer doing various things in and around the Antarctic Peninsula

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean.

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Steam coming from the bodies of northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony on the South Marble Islands inside Glacier Bay National Park, southeastern Alaska

Young Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) at play underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony on the South Marble Islands inside Glacier Bay National Park, southeastern Alaska

A small group of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) migrating north to feeding grounds in the spring from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in flight over basking marine iguanas on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sub-surface feeding among black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), west of Spitsbergen, Barents Sea, Norway

South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) hauled out on small rocky islet just outside Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Argentina

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) porpoising for speed while traveling to their breeding colony on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Gull feeding frenzy on bait ball off Fugloy Island in the Faroe Islands, North Atlantic Ocean

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) breeding and nesting colonies on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean.

Point Wild on Elephant Island, heavy storm clouds and ice choked waters, Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands, Southern Ocean, Antarctica

Wild Adult Tufted Puffins (Fratercula cirrhata), Colony, In breeding plumage, Bering Islands (Bering sea), Russia, Asia.

sorting out reindeer in pen before going to market

Tourist standing on snow covered arctic beach. Akpatok Island, Quebec, Nunavik, Canada, North America

Stellers Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) Rookery. Tyuleniy Island, Kuril Islands, Russia

Shark feeding frenzy, shark feed, . Cains, Queensland, Australia

herding reindeer across the artic circle in Lapland

reindeer in pen in Lapland

Northern Rockhopper Penguins, Eudyptes moseleyi, endangered, endemic to the Tristan Da Cunha island group, taken from a Zodiac at Gough Island (landing is not allowed on Gough Island itself), South Atlantic Ocean.

Common dolphin (delphinus delphis) Common dolphins airborne and at full speed.Gulf of California.

Striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus. This species is often found in tight schools feeding on tiny prey in the sand and rubble. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

sami reindeers herdsman hrearn reindeers in the artic circle

Wild Male and Female Northern fur seals ( Callorhinus ursinus ) and few Steller Sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), Endangered, Colony, Bering Islands (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia.

Common dolphin (delphinus delphis) Common dolphins at high speed.Gulf of California.

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) nursery group of lots of young. Walker Bay, South Africa

Bumphead Parrotfish & diver. Sipadan, Malaysia

Sorpionfish, Glassy Sweepers & diver. Myanmar (Burma)

Scorpionfish, Glassy Sweepers & diver. Myanmar (Burma)

Antelope With Buffalo, Antilocapra americana; Pronhorn; Antelope; Bos bison; American Buffalo; Bison; Yellowstone National Park; Wyoming; Winter

Western buffalo bream (kyphosus cornelii) silvery brown colour, feeding on seaweed, schools, wild, day, silvery brown colour, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name buff bream, lacks the dark edging on the tail fin and dark line under the eye. Restricted to WA as name suggests.

Western buffalo bream (kyphosus cornelii) silvery brown colour, feeding on seaweed, schools, wild, day, silvery brown colour, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name buff bream, lacks the dark edging on the tail fin and dark line under the eye. Restricted to WA as name suggests.

Camels at dusk. Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Autumn landscape of Auli, Uttaranchal, India

Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean.

Wild Common Murres (Uria aalge) male and feamle, colony, hundreds of thousands, Tyuleniy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Schooling baitfish underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipeligo, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean. (rr)

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony on the South Marble Islands inside Glacier Bay National Park, southeastern Alaska

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Young southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at South Georgia in the Southern Ocean

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Wild Common Murres (Uria aalge) male and feamle, colony, hundreds of thousands, Tyuleniy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

sami reindeers herdsman sorting reindeers in the artic circle

Lobsters trapped in fishing net, Los Roques, Venezuela

Golden sweepers, Parapriacanthus ransonneti. This species is often found in thick schools in dark reef recesses. Buyat Bay, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

The Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile, Southern Pacific Ocean

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.

herding reindeer across the artic circle in Lapland

Elegant terns (Sterna elegans) nesting on tiny and remote Isla Rasa in the middle Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Young Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the tortuguero breeding station, Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Guillemot colony, Elugug Stack, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Common Murres (Uria aalge). Tyuleniy Island, Kuril Islands, Russia

Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on the island of South Georgia, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in and around South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on sea ice near Snow Hill Island in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes giganteus) in and around South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Wild Adult Male and Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) and Wild Male Northern fur seals, endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above and in water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Common dolphins (delphinus delphis.Common dolphin in a tight group with a baby. Gulf of California.

Shark feeding frenzy, shark feed. Cains, Queensland, Australia

Huge colony of Adélie Penguin chicks (Pygoscelis adeliae) waiting for their parents to return and feed them. Paulet Island, Weddell Sea

Northern (Steller) sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) colony on the South Marble Islands inside Glacier Bay National Park, southeastern Alaska

Young southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) on the beach at South Georgia in the Southern Ocean

04/04/2009 Mindelo, Fishmarke, Torre de Belem, Near the fishmarket of Mandelo. . Mindelo, Fish Market, Sao Vicente Island. Cape Verde Islands

Scad & diver. Mabul Island, Malaysia

Pelicans' Roost, Pelecaniformes pelecanidae, Pelicans; Pelicans At Sunset; Pelicans roosting at Sunset, Alabama

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands