Elephants (Loxodonta africana) drinking, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Small herd of cows and their herders, Woolisso reigion, Shoa Province, Ethiopia, Africa

African elephant, Loxodonta africana, Greater Addo National Park, South Africa, Africa

A small group of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) near the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult Shetland ponies (Equus ferus caballus) in the Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Llamas (Lama glama), feeding near Coqueza, a small town near the Thunupa Volcano, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Small group of reindeer run in the snow covered forest during the arctic winter, Lapland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Llamas (Lama glama), feeding near Coqueza, a small town near the Thunupa Volcano, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

California sea lion bulls (Zalophus californianus), hauled out on a small islet off San Marcos Island, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Llamas (Lama glama), feeding near Coqueza, a small town near the Thunupa Volcano, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, South America

Young African elephant, Loxodonta africana, with adult group, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

A small herd of common waterbucks (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), on the shoreline of the Lower Zambezi River, Zimbabwe, Africa

A small herd of African bush elephants (Loxodonta africana), at sunset in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa

Bull and cows at farm gate, Hazleton, Gloucestershire, The Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom

Traditional Irish paint shire horses, skewbald and piebald in buttercup meadow near Kilmore, Ireland

Sheep

Two Domestic Sheep Lambs (Ovis orientalis aries)

Grazing sheep and small pond near the Isskoepfl Rofan mountains Austria

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Each summer the Sami reindeer herders of Northern Scandinavia face the challenge of ear-marking each of the new calves born to their herd. Using the ancient mark of their family, the small carvings made in the ears allow the herders to recognise their herd whilst they graze. It's a daunting task given the number of reindeer they are responsible for and the vast distances they cover as they graze across the mountain pastures north of the Arctic Circle.Sweden?????s indigenous Sami reindeer herders are demanding state aid to help them cope with the impact of this summer?????s unprecedented drought and wildfires, saying their future is at risk as global warming changes the environment in the far north. The Swedish government this week announced five major investigations aimed at preparing the country for the kind of extreme heatwave it experienced in July, when temperatures exceeded 30C (86F) and forest fires raged inside the Arctic circle.

Sheep In A Field, Yorkshire, England

Uganda, Karamoja, Small boy shepherding his goats on the arid plains.

A small organic dairy farm with a mixed herd of cows and goats. Farmer working and tending to the animals, Pine Bush, New York, USA

A safari guide in a bush hat at the wheel of a jeep watching a small group of impala close by, Okavango Delta, Botswana

A safari guide in a bush hat at the wheel of a jeep watching a small group of impala close by, Okavango Delta, Botswana

A small organic dairy farm with a mixed herd of cows and goats. Farmer working and tending to the animals, Pine Bush, New York, USA

A small group of impala in the early morning sun, under the shade of a tree, Okavango Delta, Botswana

A small organic dairy farm with a mixed herd of cows and goats. Farmer working and tending to the animals, Pine Bush, New York, USA

A small group of horses grazing in the Heber Valley. A snowcapped mountain range, and Mount Timpanagos, Heber Valley, Utah, USA

Small group of South African Giraffes, Camalopardalis Giraffa, Moremi Reserve, Botswana, Africa

High angle close up of domesticated reindeer grazing near a small rural settlement, Mongolia

Small group of South African Giraffes, Camalopardalis Giraffa, Moremi Reserve, Botswana, Africa

Lake Nino (1760m), horses grazing the grass around the pozzines (small pond of water surrounded by grassy lawns), stage on the GR 20 between the refuge of Manganu and the Col de Verghio or Castellu di Vergio, Haute-Corse, La France

Small group of Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) running front view in Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa

Lake Nino (1760m) stage on the GR 20 between the refuge of Manganu and the Col de Verghio or Castellu di Vergio, horses grazing the grass around the pozzines (small pools of water surrounded by grassy lawns), Haute-Corse, France