Primate skulls for sale in the market at Vogan, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens), Sichuan Province, China, Asia

Mountain lion (puma) (cougar) (Puma concolor), Montana, United States of America, North America

Collie, (Canidae), Lemgo, Nordrhein Westfalen, Germany

Lion (Panthera leo) cubs, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) paw print in the mud at Chichigof Island, southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Black bear (Ursus Americanus), Montana, United States of America, North America

Hands of a Coquerel's Sifaka (Propithecus coquereli), Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar, Africa

Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata), Glacier National Park, Montana, United States of America, North America

Brown or grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) fishing for salmon in Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Young adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice in Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

AI generated image of an Imaginary Angola lion with human eyes

Lion (Panthera leo) walking, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo) looking for shade, Savuti, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

AI generated image of Two cute Alaskan Husky pups playing in snow

Close-up of a lion (Panthera leo), Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa

AI generated image of Two cute Alaskan Husky pups playing in snow

Close-up of lion's paw, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Red squirrel (spruce squirrel) (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus), Wasilla, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Indian tiger, (Bengal tiger) (Panthera tigris tigris), Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Lion (Panthera leo), Savute Channel, Linyanti, Botswana, Africa

Broholmer dog breed puppy sleeping with his head over a paw, Italy, Europe

Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata), Glacier National Park, Montana, United States of America, North America

A lioness hunting, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa.She has lost a paw after being caught in a poachers snare but still hunts successfully for herself and her cubs.

Statue of a bronze male lion with paw on a ball at The Summer Palace, Beijing, China

Gilded female lion statue with lion cub under paw in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Close-up of the paw of a gilt bronze lion holding a fire ball, symbol of force, in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Asia

Gilded male lion statue with ball under paw in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Paw Paw Post Office, Naper Settlement Museum, Naperville, Dupage County, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Australian land leech (Gnatbobdellida libbata) feeding on dog's paw, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Freckled (blackside) hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on cat's paw coral (Acropora palifera), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

American Mink (Mustela vison) peering over rock with wet fur, paw on rock. American Mink is a formidable predator in water environments, unfortunately it is in the wrong country. This one was hunting amongst rocks on the banks of Loch Awe. Argyll, Scotland

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Paw with claws of a young Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus). Hinlopenstreet, Svalbard.

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Humbug dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus) sheltered in cat's paw coral (Acropora palifera), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the National Geographic Explorer after scavenging a polar bear carcass on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus caninus) eating sweet corn, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Pushkar Fair is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India,

All of Scorpius, plus parts of Lupus and Ara regions of the southern Milky Way. This area was directly overhead when I took this at about 4:30 am local time on April 6, 2014 from near Coonabarabran, Australia. The head of Scorpius is at top his tail at bottom though you could turn this image any direction and it would be correct as seen in the sky at this latitude, depending on the time of night. But in portrait mode like this north is at top. Along the Milky Way are numerous nebulas, including the False Comet area, the Cat's Paw area, and the colourful nebulas around Antares at top. The dark Pipe Nebula is at left of frame.

Close up of dog paws while sleeping on sofa

A mosaic of the region around the centre of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Cat's Paw Nebula at bottom edge to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24), the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas (M20 and M8) and the open clusters M6 and M7. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.

The centre of the galaxy area of the Milky Way toward Sagittarius and Scorpius, with the Sagittarius Starcloud right of centre, and the Lagoon Nebula (M8) left of centre. The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) in Scorpius is at upper right, the Swan Nebula (M17) and Eagle Nebula (M16) are at lower left. To the right of them is the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24). At the very top is the Snake Nebula (B72). The main mass of dark nebula is the Pipe Nebula (B78). Above M24 at left is the open cluster M23 while below the M24 star cloud is the cluster M25. The globular M22 is at the bottom edge. At right of frame are the open clusters M6 (in the dark area of the Milky Way) and M7 (in the bright starcloud).

Cute kitten at home

Wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Polar bear paw

An Arctic Ground Squirrel (Uroticellus parryii) puts his paw on a wooden deck. Yukon Territory, Canada

Stray Cat

Papaya Tree, Paw Paw, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Polarbear at car window, Ursus maritimus, Churchill, Canada

Teepees of the Paw Hole, eroded Navajo sandstone rocks at the entrance to the South Coyote Buttes, Pareah Paria Plateau, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, Utah, Southwestern USA, USA

Sibirian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) portrait young

Lynx looks baffled at butterfly on its paw

Bull during the running of the bulls in Peniscola, Spain, Europe

Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), zoo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing a tree, paws wide apart, Northern Finland, Finland, Europe

Footprints on sand

nutria pair in love (Myocastoridae)

Lovely pets composition with bulldog

Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), cub

Paw dog human hand

Sibirian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) young one in snow

Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), sitting on the ground and holding a walnut in its paws, Terfens, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Sea Otter, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

Leopard (Panthera pardus) licking its paw, Namibia, Africa

European lynx in snow (Lynx lynx) Bavaria, Germany

Sibirian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) portrait young

Two tigers (Panthera tigris) fighting in water

Historic Sphinx figure at Eichtalpark park in Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Tracks of a jaguar, Amazonia, Brazil, South America

Brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos), pup, playing

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) playing with a stick in the snow, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Spirit Bear, or Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) fishing in the Great Bear Rainforest, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is holding up her snowy paw and looking at camera, captive. Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Portage, Alaska, United States of America

A mother cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and her cub chase a scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) on a grassy plain. They have golden fur covered with black spots, and the cub is stretching out it's paw to catch the hare. Masai Mara, Kenya

Polar Bear Paw Prints Walking Across The Ice, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

A Hiker With Backpack Stoops To Shake A Paw With A Dog On A Sand Path Leading To The Beach, Tarifa, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Bobcat (Lynx rufus) with front paw raised walks along a path at Sweetwater Wetlands; Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Portrait of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) lying beside waterhole, watching camera, Madhya Pradesh, India

Portrait of a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking through grass in forest towards camera, Madhya Pradesh, India

Portrait of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking down to a rocky waterhole, Madhya Pradesh, India

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) playing with a stick in the snow, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking across sloping rockface in sunshine, Laikipia, Kenya

A lioness (Panthera leo) is about to slap a male lion with its paw after mating. They both have golden coats and are standing on a patch of burnt grass in the warm evening light. Shot with a Nikon D810 in the Serengeti; Tanzania