Cheetah using an old termite mound to watch for approaching prey in Moremi National Park, Botswana, Africa

A Lioness, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Cheetah, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Gilded female lion statue with lion cub under paw in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Young vervet monkey perched on a tree branch in Zimbabwe, Africa

Female Bengal tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Young vervet monkey striding among fallen dead leaves in Zimbabwe

Cheetah, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Close-up of the paw of a gilt bronze lion holding a fire ball, symbol of force, in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, Asia

Cheetah, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Young lionesses,Serengeti, East Africa

A cheetah sitting watching for approaching prey in Moremi National Park, Botswana

Gilded male lion statue with ball under paw in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Cheetah, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Cheetah, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

A Lioness, Grumeti, Tanzania, East Africa

Paw Paw Post Office, Naper Settlement Museum, Naperville, Dupage County, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, North America

Australian land leech (Gnatbobdellida libbata) feeding on dog's paw, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Freckled (blackside) hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) on cat's paw coral (Acropora palifera), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

Adult Arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii) foraging in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

American Mink (Mustela vison) peering over rock with wet fur, paw on rock. American Mink is a formidable predator in water environments, unfortunately it is in the wrong country. This one was hunting amongst rocks on the banks of Loch Awe. Argyll, Scotland

Paw with claws of a young Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus). Hinlopenstreet, Svalbard.

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Humbug dascyllus (Dascyllus aruanus) sheltered in cat's paw coral (Acropora palifera), Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the National Geographic Explorer after scavenging a polar bear carcass on multi-year ice floes in the Barents Sea in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Mountain brushtail possum (Trichosurus caninus) eating sweet corn, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River in Katmai National Park near Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

The centre of the galaxy area of the Milky Way toward Sagittarius and Scorpius, with the Sagittarius Starcloud right of centre, and the Lagoon Nebula (M8) left of centre. The Cat's Paw Nebula (NGC 6334) in Scorpius is at upper right, the Swan Nebula (M17) and Eagle Nebula (M16) are at lower left. To the right of them is the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24). At the very top is the Snake Nebula (B72). The main mass of dark nebula is the Pipe Nebula (B78). Above M24 at left is the open cluster M23 while below the M24 star cloud is the cluster M25. The globular M22 is at the bottom edge. At right of frame are the open clusters M6 (in the dark area of the Milky Way) and M7 (in the bright starcloud).

All of Scorpius, plus parts of Lupus and Ara regions of the southern Milky Way. This area was directly overhead when I took this at about 4:30 am local time on April 6, 2014 from near Coonabarabran, Australia. The head of Scorpius is at top his tail at bottom though you could turn this image any direction and it would be correct as seen in the sky at this latitude, depending on the time of night. But in portrait mode like this north is at top. Along the Milky Way are numerous nebulas, including the False Comet area, the Cat's Paw area, and the colourful nebulas around Antares at top. The dark Pipe Nebula is at left of frame.

A mosaic of the region around the centre of the Milky Way in Sagittarius and Scorpius. The field takes in the Milky Way from the Cat's Paw Nebula at bottom edge to the Eagle Nebula at top left. In between from top to bottom are the Swan Nebula (M17), the Small Sagittarius Starcloud (M24), the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulas (M20 and M8) and the open clusters M6 and M7. The prominent dark nebula at right is the large Pipe Nebula (B78) with the small Snake Nebula (B72) above it. The whole complex is visible to the naked eye as the Dark Horse.

Pushkar Fair is the annual five-day camel and livestock fair, held in the town of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India,

Cute kitten at home

Close up of dog paws while sleeping on sofa

Wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

An Arctic Ground Squirrel (Uroticellus parryii) puts his paw on a wooden deck. Yukon Territory, Canada

Polar bear paw

An Arctic Ground Squirrel (Uroticellus parryii) licks it's paws. Yukon Territory, Canada

Lion Roaring

Stray Cat

Papaya Tree, Paw Paw, Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Polarbear at car window, Ursus maritimus, Churchill, Canada

Teepees of the Paw Hole, eroded Navajo sandstone rocks at the entrance to the South Coyote Buttes, Pareah Paria Plateau, Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona, Utah, Southwestern USA, USA

Sibirian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) portrait young

Lynx looks baffled at butterfly on its paw

Bull during the running of the bulls in Peniscola, Spain, Europe

Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia), zoo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America

Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) climbing a tree, paws wide apart, Northern Finland, Finland, Europe

Paw dog human hand

Footprints on sand

Lovely pets composition with bulldog

nutria pair in love (Myocastoridae)

Sea Otter, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA

Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), sitting on the ground and holding a walnut in its paws, Terfens, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Siberian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica), cub

Sibirian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) young one in snow

Leopard (Panthera pardus) licking its paw, Namibia, Africa

Tracks of a jaguar, Amazonia, Brazil, South America

Historic Sphinx figure at Eichtalpark park in Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos), pup, playing

Sibirian Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) portrait young

Two tigers (Panthera tigris) fighting in water

European lynx in snow (Lynx lynx) Bavaria, Germany

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

Portrait of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) lying beside waterhole, watching camera, Madhya Pradesh, India

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) playing with a stick in the snow, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), also known as the Spirit Bear, fishing in the Great Bear Rainforest, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Spirit Bear, or Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) fishing in the Great Bear Rainforest, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is holding up her snowy paw and looking at camera, captive. Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Close-up of lioness (Panthera leo) slapping male with paw, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) playing with a stick in the snow, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

A mother cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and her cub chase a scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) on a grassy plain. They have golden fur covered with black spots, and the cub is stretching out it's paw to catch the hare. Masai Mara, Kenya

Polar Bear Paw Prints Walking Across The Ice, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Close Up Of The Paw Of A Blond Cockapoo, South Shields, Tyne And Wear, England

A Hiker With Backpack Stoops To Shake A Paw With A Dog On A Sand Path Leading To The Beach, Tarifa, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) And Cub, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States Of America

Grizzly bear sow (Ursus arctos horribilis) sitting on ground, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

A lioness (Panthera leo) is about to slap a male lion with its paw after mating. They both have golden coats and are standing on a patch of burnt grass in the warm evening light. Shot with a Nikon D810 in the Serengeti; Tanzania

A lion cub (Panthera leo) walks through long grass towards the camera. It is lifting its right paw and staring intently, Serengeti National Park; Mara Region, Tanzania

A leopard (Panthera pardus) walks towards the camera on a sandy track. It has black spots on its brown fur coat and is raising its paw to take the next step. Shot with a Nikon D850 in the Masai Mara; Kenya

Bobcat (Lynx rufus) with front paw raised walks along a path at Sweetwater Wetlands; Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Leopard (Panthera pardus) walking across sloping rockface in sunshine, Laikipia, Kenya

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

Portrait of a Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) walking through grass in forest towards camera, Madhya Pradesh, India

Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) Cubs Playing In A Grass Field

Portrait of Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) lying beside waterhole, watching camera, Madhya Pradesh, India