Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) playing in the kelp on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles on South Georgia, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and molting on Hannah Point, Livingston Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on an ice floe in Kayak Cove on Brabant Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A lone adult male killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered in Glacier Bay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, Pacific Ocean, North America

Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys), in flight returning to nesting site on West Point Island, Falklands, South America

Overflooding lake Tanganjika, Kalemie, Tanganyika proince, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

A myriad of hard and soft corals at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Red mangrove plants (Rhizophora mangle), at low tide near the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Leucistic caused by lack of melanin, or blond Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Leucistic caused by lack of melanin, or blond Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult azure kingfisher (Ceyx azureus), perched in Porosus Creek, Frederick Harbor, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Falkland Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus) pair on New Island in the Falkland Islands

Sangha River in the Trinational Lobeke National Park, Republic of Congo

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish on the healthy reef near Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in the Weddell Sea near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas agassizii) underwater off the west side of Isabela, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Injured juvenile yellow-footed gull (Larus livens), on Isla Coronado, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Group practicing Yoga at sunset on the beach, Goa, India

Young woman practicing Yoga at sunset on the beach, Goa, India

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute glue broken coral heads back together and map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

A research diver from the MOC Marine Institute glues broken coral back together at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. The coral is tagged and will be monitored, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Proboscis Monkey on trunk, Labuk Bay Sabah Borneo Malaysia

Lioness lying on a branch, East Africa

Portrait of male leopard lying in a tree, Botswana

Killer whales swimming at the surface, Gulf of California

Female and young hippo lying on the bank, Kruger

Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) comes to eat as well as African vultures (Gyps africanus) an African savanna Elephant or Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana), killed, killed by anthrax, Chobe river, Chobe National Park,Bostwana

Calderon tropical (Globicephala macrorhynchus) with scars and scratches caused by interactions between individuals of the same species, although so many marks are not common. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

A Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis, with a dart in the left shoulder. Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, Africa.

Asian (Bengal) Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), resting, Private reserve, South Africa