Pomegranate tree, Punica granatum, in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Walkers in an area of grouse moor only recently opened up under the CROW ACT in the Hareden Valley, Trough of Bowland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Contemporary sitting area opened up to private pool

Sea Raven (Hemitripterus villosus), Japan Sea, Far East, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation

Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx), showing teeth and tongue, aggressive behavior, Sweden, Europe

Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas), Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Far East

Twig or Bird Snake (Thelotornis capensis), on rainforest floor, Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus, Nyctea scandiaca), portrait, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Mexican West Coast Rattlesnake (Crotalus basiliscus), mouth wide open, West Mexico

Panamic green moray eel or chestnut moray eel (Gymnothorax castaneus) making threatening gesture, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Central America

Close-up, head of a giant moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) opens mouth for two white-banded cleaner shrimps (Lysmata amboinensis), Pacific Ocean, Palau, Oceania

Skull of a camel, Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa

Crocus meadow near Gerold in spring, Wetterstein mountain range, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Chanterelles in a pan over an open fire

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), male, splashing in water, animal portrait, close-up, captive, Germany, Europe

Brown Bears (Ursus arctos), Neuschoenau wildlife enclosure, Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Two Beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas), Japan Sea, Primorsky Krai, Russian Federation, Far East

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe

Close-up of opened woman's hands showing a japa mala

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Red illuminated main staircase in the new Ruhrmuseum museum, opened in January 2010, Capital of Culture year, in the former coal washing plant of the Zeche Zollverein mine, World Heritage Site, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe

Crocus meadow near Klais in spring, Karwendel mountain range, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Queue of Jeeps with tourists, just before the gates of the park are opened, Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe

Parasols and sun loungers, mass tourism on the beach of Caorle, Adriatic Sea, Italy, Europe