Adult female polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on multi-year ice floes in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Desert Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus magister) in Sand Hollow State Park near St. George, Utah, United States of America

An adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) leaping from ice floe to ice floe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Islands Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult barred mudskipper (Periophthalmus argentitineatus), at night on the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

An adult bull introduced reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) before eradication in Stromness Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), foot detail, Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Lava lizard (Microlophus spp) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America