A guard stands infront of the Gate of Heavenly Peace at the Forbidden City Palace Museum, Beijing, China, Asia

A guard stands in front of the Gate of Heavenly Peace at the Forbidden City Palace Museum, Beijing, China, Asia

A meerkat standing upright on a rock with a blurred green background.

Ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) standing upright, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Side view of kangaroo standing upright in Tasmanian forest, Australia, Pacific

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos), Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

The Callanish (Calanais) Standing Stones, the Neolithic monument in Callanish, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park,encompasing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Meerkat (suricate) (Suricata suricatta), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) eating, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) prairie-dogging, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Meerkat (suricate) (Suricata suricatta), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompasing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hungarian Csikos cowboy in traditional costume on The Great Plain of Hungary at Bugac, Hungary

Cattle with The Burren karst landscape behind, County Clare, West of Ireland

Red-legged partridge also known as French partridge on dry stone wall in The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Herd of migrating Blue Wildebeest, Grumeti, Tanzania

Brown Pelican on Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Giraffe with Oxpecker on its back, Grumeti, Tanzania

Water sellers in brightly coloured costumes in the Djemma El Fna square in Marrakesh, Morocco

Giraffe, Grumeti, Tanzania

Adult giraffe in Grumeti, Tanzania

Zanzibar Red Colobus monkey, one of Africa's rarest primates

A young camel boy, wearing an arab scarf head-dress, left in charge of camels while the camel train stops for a break, is standing on one leg while resting the other one at Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Mother Teresa talking with a poor woman and her child from a Red Cross minibus in Calcutta, India

Blue Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa

Impala in Moremi National Park, Botswana

Blue Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa

Magellanic Penguin showing natural oil on its feathers at Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic.

Sunflower plant in the Loire Valley in France

Giraffe, Grumeti, Tanzania

A Blue Wildebeest, Grumeti, Tanzania

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, in the Everglades, Florida, USA

Zanzibar Red Colobus monkey, one of Africa's rarest primates

Young Giraffe, Grumeti, Tanzania

Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, on riverbank in the Everglades, Florida, USA

Sunflower plants standing tall in the Loire Valley in France

Young boy shopkeeper in a fruit and vegetables shop in Patan, Nepal. He has old-fashioned scales for weighing the produce.

Military man with medals standing at ease watching a parade in Pakistan

Baby duckling

Young Giraffe, Grumeti, Tanzania

Herd of migrating Blue Wildebeest, Grumeti, Tanzania

Blue Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa

A striated Caracara bird on Sea Lion Island - part of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean

Herd of migrating Blue Wildebeest, Grumeti, Tanzania

Male pheasant, Cotswolds, England

Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax, in The Everglades, Florida, USA

White-fronted terns (Sterna Striata) in North Island, New Zealand

Larch trees in a wood in Canada

Military guard at the White House steps in Washington DC, USA.

King penguins (aptenodytes patagonicus) st andrews bay, south georgia, in snowy landscape, standing face to face

Gentoo penguin (pygoscelis papua) ocean harbour, south georgia, standing on snow, close-up of feet.

Black Bears Fighting

Stoat standing upright, Fur change to Winter coat, Mustela erminea, Germany

Two men testing whiskey at Ben Nevis distillery, Fort William, Invernesshire, Scotland, Great Britain, Europe

Stoat with a white winter coat standing upright, Mustela erminea, Germany

Grizzly female standing upright, Ursus arctos, Brooks River, Katmai Nationalpark, Alaska, USA

American black bear (Ursus americanus), adult, standing upright, scratching at tree, Minnesota, USA

American black bear (Ursus americanus), cub, standing upright at car wreck, Minnesota, USA

Modern coin telescope, observation terrace, airport Duesseldorf, NRW, Germany

Group of Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), standing, attentive, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Two Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), adult standing upright, alert, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), adult, standing upright, at sunrise, vigilant, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), standing upright on a tree trunk, sharpening the claws, Sumava National Park, Bohemian Forest, Czech Republic, Europe

Two Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), adult, standing upright, alert, Tswalu Game Reserve, Kalahari, North Cape, South Africa, Africa

Red fox ( Vulpes vulpes) stands on the hind legs of a sea buckthorn hedge, Netherlands

Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) standing upright in autumn leaves, Germany, Europe

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), meerkat, adult, group, standing upright, alert, on guard, on burrow, Tswalu Game Reserve, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris), adult, alert, standing upright, feeding, Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), meerkat, adult, group, family, standing upright, alert, on guard, on burrow, Tswalu Game Reserve, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), adult standing upright, vigilant, backlight, Tswalu Game Reserve, Kalahari, North Cape, South Africa, Africa

Snow-covered tree trunks in a wintery deciduous forest, Germany

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), adult male upstanding, attentive, with a pup, at the burrow entrance, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), adult standing upright, alert, Mountain Zebra National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Red kangaroo (Macropus rufus), standing upright in his territory, male, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

American Black Bear (Ursus americanus), young animal at the water, alert, standing upright, Pine County, Minnesota, USA, North America

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), standing in the grass during frost,Siegerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Meerkat or Surikate (Suricata suricatta), native to Africa, captive, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), young male standing, watchful, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Meerkat (Suricata suricatta), captive, standing upright, Germany, Europe

European hamster (Cricetus cricetus), standing upright in meadow, Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

Brown bear (Ursus arctos), standing erect, touching a tree in spruce forest, Mala Fatra, Little Fatra, Slovakia, Europe

White Storks, pair, Germany / (Ciconia ciconia)

American Mink (Mustela vison), adult, alert, standing upright on water, Pine County, Minnesota, USA, North America

European Brown bear (Ursus arctos), standing upright on rocks, National Park Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Wide-mouthed Rhinoceros, Gauteng Province, South_Africa / (Ceratotherium simum)

African Elephant, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana / (Loxodonta africana)

A groundhog stops for a better view in Mammoth, California on August 22, 2006.

Two Black Bears In A Forest In Summer, Southcentral Alaska, USA

A brown bear (Ursus arctos) standing upright among the sedges, appears to dance to music only it can hear overlooking McNeil Cove in Southwestern Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

A brown bear (Ursus arctos) standing upright among the sedges, appears to dance to music only it can hear overlooking McNeil Cove in Southwestern Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

Grizzly Bear Standing Upright While Holding A Large Stick, Captive, Native To North America

Polar bear, Churchill, Manitoba

Polar bears sparring in front of Hudson Bay, Churchill, Manitoba

Polar bears sparring, Churchill, Manitoba

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Two polar bears standing upright on their hind legs wrestling each other, Nunavut, Canada

Alpine marmot Alpine marmot standing upright eating on plant portrait Heiligenblut National Park Hohe Tauern osterreich

Alpine marmot standing upright beside burrow

Alpine marmot Alpine marmots standing upright playing portrait Heiligenblut National Park Hohe Tauern osterreich

Alpine marmot Alpine marmot calling standing upright portrait Heiligenblut National Park Hohe Tauern osterreich