Free wild elephant waiting for gift from travellers on the edge of the road near Lunugamvehera National Park, Sri Lanka, Indian subcontinent, South Asia

Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Fallow deer at the entrance of a drugstore

Fallow deer at the entrance of a drugstore

Woman holding a young alligator. Boat trip to explore the mangrove at the Bentota River mouth, Bentota, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Indian subcontinent, South Asia

Encounter with dromedaries on the road that crosses the Harrat volcanic plateau, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) calf surfacing near Puerto Pyramides, Golfo Nuevo, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Tourists hand-feeding tarpon (Megalops atlaticus), at feeding station inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) mother surfacing near whale watching boat in Argentina, South America