Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, United States of America, North America

Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) walking on first year sea ice in Active Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regionswhitening of whites, slight increase in contrast

Five-toed cat, Hemingway House, Key West, Florida, United States of America, North America

Galapagos Land Iguana (conolophus subcristatus), a large lizard species, that can grow up to five feet long and live 60 years, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the plain of Right Whale Bay, South Georgia Island, Antarctic, Polar Regions

Common Langur (Semnopithecus Entellus), Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Transient killer whale (Orcinus orca) killing a California grey whale calf, Fishermans Cove, Carmel, California, United States of America, North America

Mother horse (mare) with her foal reflected in a small lake, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe

Adult king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), in courtship display at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Long tailed Macaque monkeys on roadside, Kabupaten Buleleng, Gobleg, Bali, Indonesia, South East Asia, Asia

Common Langur (Semnopithecus Entellus), Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Aeiral view of Red Lechwe (Southern Lechwe) (Kobus leche) standing in water, Macatoo, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Herd of desert-dwelling elephant (Loxodonta africana africana), Namibia, Africa

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in a line at the snowy sea shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Camel caravan along the road form Asmara to Qohaio, Eritrea, Africa

Alpaca of the Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia, South America

Red lechwe, Kobus leche leche, Moremi Wildlife Reserve, Botswana, Africa

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae), breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Sound, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Early morning elephant ride on elephants through the elephant grass, Kaziranga National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Assam, India, Asia

Tourists riding camels, Great Pyramids of Giza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Giza, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

King penguin colony (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Saunders Island, Falklands, South America

Male Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with female on snow, King penguins behind, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, Antarctic, Polar Regions

A group of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on sea ice in Duse Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Animals grazing around the five Nakfa tree (Giant Sycamore tree) near Segeneyti, Eritrea, Africa

Adult Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) walking on first year sea ice in Active Sound, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Whitebacked vultures (Gyps africanus), Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) drinking at dusk, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia, Africa

An adult cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis), off Bangka Island, near Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Savute Channel, Linyanti, Botswana, Africa

Lappetfaced vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) intimidating whitebacked vulture for food, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

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

Plains Zebra at dusk (Equus Quagga), Maasai Mara, Mara North, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Savute Channel, Linyanti, Botswana, Africa

Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Icelandic horses in early morning light, Iceland, Polar Regions

White rhino (Ceratotherium simum), Kumasinga water hole, Mkhuze game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Swan in Richmond Park, at Pen Ponds at sunrise, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White storks (Ciconia ciconia) perching on a tree with the moon in background, Ndutu Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Tourists horse trekking, Valle de la Luna (Valley of the Moon), Atacama Desert, Norte Grande, Chile, South America

Brahman cattle, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Elephant herd heading towards the waterhole, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa

African buffalo (Cyncerus caffer), Mala Mala Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Park, South Africa, Africa

Goats on snowy terrain, Iceland, Polar Regions

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), on fast ice in the Yalour Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

A group of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) on sea ice in Duse Bay, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

European eagle owl chick, Bubo bubo, five weeks old, captive, United Kingdom, Europe

Camel caravan in the stunning desert scenery of Wadi Rum, Jordan, Middle East

Lioness (Panthera leo) with cubs, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

African elephants (Loxodonta africana), Okavango delta, Botswana, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

African elephants (Loxodonta africana), Okavango delta, Botswana, Africa

Adult double-crested cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) on offshore rock, Isla Ildefonso, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Group of five purebred Siberian husky pups at 8 weeks at Vihari kennels, Karelia, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Hindu holy man with five legged cow, Pushkar, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Brown and white French Normandy cow with herd of cattle in a meadow in rural Normandy, France

Hungarian Csikos cowboy giving display of horsemanship skills on The Great Plain of Hungary at Bugac, Hungary

Herd of cattle by the coast in County Clare, West Coast of Ireland

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

Bull tethered with nose ring and chain in with herd of cows in County Clare, West of Ireland

Fattened Toulouse Geese, France. Free-range birds may be at risk if Avian Flu (Bird Flu Virus) spreads

Mallard duck with her ducklings, Cotswolds, England

Mallard duck with her twelve ducklings, Oxfordshire, England

Mallard ducklings, Cotswolds, England

Baby duckling

Mallard ducklings just two days old, Cotswolds, England

Man riding on wild horses on the Great Hungarian Plain at Bugac, Hungary

Marine iguanas on the beach, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Row of five American miniature horses (Equus caballus) reaching through a wooden fence to eat hay, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tuaregs on camels, Gerewol festival, courtship ritual competition among the Wodaabe Fula people, Niger, West Africa, Africa

Herd of migrating Blue Wildebeest, Grumeti, Tanzania

Hippopotamuses, Ngoro, Tanzania, East Africa

Mallard ducklings just one day old

A herd of Common Plains Zebra (Grant's) Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

Tamworth piglets at the Cotswold Farm Park at Guiting Power in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK

Donkeys and foals shedding their winter coats in pasture at St Martin de Re, Ile de Re, France

Horses roaming free, Wutaishan (Five Terrace Mountain) one of China's sacred Buddhist mountain ranges, Shanxi province, China, Asia

Thomsons Gazelles, Grumeti, Tanzania

Connemara ponies on hill slope, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

Five thousand year-old cave paintings in Lass Geel caves, Somaliland, northern Somalia, Africa

Burchell's Zebra and foal in Northern Botswana, Africa

Mallard ducklings

Tourists watching elephants (Loxodonta africana) at a watering hole in the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.

A white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) crossing a road in South Africa's Kruger National Park.

Herd of elephants (Loxodonta Africana) at a waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.

Herd of elephants (Loxodonta Africana) at a waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.

Herd of elephants (Loxodonta Africana) at a waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.

Herd of elephants (Loxodonta Africana) at a waterhole in the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.

An elephant (Loxodonta Africana) drinking in the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province.

A white rhinoceros (ceratotherium simum) in the dense bush of South Africa's Hluhluwe/Umfolozi National Park.

Orphaned male swamp wallaby joey (Wallabia bicolor) five months old resting in artificial pouch, Eungella, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Adult humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching near the Five Fingers Island Group in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA

The actual moment of take for a group of five transient Orca (Orcinus orca) that chased, killed, and then ate a single female Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) in Icy Strait, Alaska, USA

Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) chick head detail at colony on Useful Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. There are an estimated 2 million breeding pairs of chinstrap penguins in the Antarctic peninsula region alone, perhaps as many as 7.5 million breeding pairs in all of Antarctica. Their name derives from the narrow black band under their heads which makes it appear as if they are wearing black helmets, making them one of the most easily identified types of penguin. Other names for them are "Ringed Penguins", "Bearded Penguins", and "Stonecracker Penguins" due to their harsh call. They grow to 68 cm (27 in). The average adult weight of a Chinstrap Penguin is 4.5 kg (10 lbs). Weight can range from 3 to 6 kg (6.6-13.2 lbs), with males being slightly larger and weight varying based on where the penguin is in the breeding cycle. Their diet consists of krill, shrimp, and fish. On land they build circular nests from stones, and lay two eggs, which are incubated by both the male and the female for shifts of five to ten days. They can also breed on icebergs, though they prefer non-icy conditions. The chicks hatch after about 35 days, and have fluffy gray backs and white fronts. The chicks stay in the nest for 20?30 days before they go to join a creche. At around 50?60 days old, they moult, gaining their adult plumage and go to sea. The Chinstrap Penguin was first described by German naturalist Forster in 1781. Its specific epithet was often seen as antarctica, however a 2002 review determined the genus Pygoscelis was masculine, and hence the correct binomial name is Pygoscelis antarcticus.

Northern Bottlenose Whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus) five adult animals surfacing, rare unusual image. Azores, Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: This was part of a group of 13 animals seen South of Pico Island, it is extremely rare to see so many Bottlenose Whales together.

Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone) silhouetted in mid flight, against sunrise with Mute Swans (Cygnus cygnus) in foreground. Angus, Scotland, UK

Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Oceanic larger sub-species. Azores, Portugal, Atlantic. (rr)

Five-Spot Burnet (Zygaena trifolii);Rhodopi Mountains;Bulgaria;Europe