Curious southern elephant seal pup (Mirounga leonina), Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult and juvenile king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), at breeding colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) juvenile in a snow-covered tree, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Green-backed heron (striated heron) (Butorides striatus), immature, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Serengeti jackal (golden jackal) (Canis aureus bea) pup, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Serengeti jackal (golden jackal) (Canis aureus bea) pups, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Spotted hyena (spotted hyaena) (Crocuta crocuta) with a baby Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella thomsonii), Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Baby Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) male with two chicks, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in mixed juvenile and adult plumage with a prize from a wildebeest kill, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Black-breasted snake eagle (black-chested snake eagle) (Circaetus pectoralis) in flight, immature, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) buck, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes or Vulpes fulva) kits, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Sleeping lion cub, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Roaring lion (Panthera leo), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Roaring lion (Panthera leo), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Kalahari, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Young Jaguar (Panthera onca) walking on a riverbank, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Mountain Gorilla (Beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uganda, Africa

Mountain Gorilla (Beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uganda, Africa

Mountain Gorilla (Beringei beringei), Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Uganda, Africa

Baby African elephant and mother (Loxodonta africana), Serengeti National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Baby African elephant and mother (Loxodonta africana), Serengeti National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Endemic Red Colobus monkey (Piliocolobus), Jozani Forest, Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Island of Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hyena cubs, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Mother with baby baboon on Mount Souda, highest mountain in Saudi Arabia, Abha, Saudi Arabia, Middle East

Lion cubs (Panthera leo) playing, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Polar bear cubs(Ursus maritimus) in the high arctic near the North Pole, Arctic, Russia, Europe

Lion cub, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Juvenile whale shark (Rhincodon typus), underwater near Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Head detail of a juvenile Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), basking in the sun, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, Africa

Juvenile (immature) European robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched in a Chiltern Hills garden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother underwater in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A juvenile many-spotted sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) feeds on a small fish near the seafloor in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia.

A young humpback whale plays on the surface.

A tiny white hairy frogfish, Anilao, Philippines.

A longarm octopus flashes its colors at night, Anilao, Philippines.

Blacktip reef sharks patrol the shallow waters around a small island in Tahiti, French Polynesia.

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

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf playing at the surface.

A juvenile ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus).

Eye detail of a juvenile crocodilefish, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

Rockmover wrasse in Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

American oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus galapagensis) chick along the shoreline on Bartolome Island in the Galapagos Island Group, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Juvenile Galapagos brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator), smallest species of pelican worldwide, feeding in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Cape mountain zebra (Equus zebra zebra) mare and foal, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

A juvenile jacare caiman (Caiman yacare), at night in Pouso Allegre, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil, South America

Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Above and below water view of kelp in Hercules Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina), Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

A school of juvenile striped eel catfish (Plotosus lineatus) swims over the seafloor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A juvenile broadclub cuttlefish about the size of a human thumb, Anilao, Philippines.

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf playing at the surface.

Young Galapagos sea lion bulls (Zalophus wollebaeki) mock-fighting in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) killing and eating a juvenile Adelie penguin at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

First year Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) chicks at breeding colony at Brown Bluff, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick at Jougla Point, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

AI generated image of Two cute Great Dane pups in the water

Male southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

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

Juvenile alligator, Gator Country Wildlife Adventure Park, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Juvenile mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) in Pacific coast forest, known for their loud call, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Juvenile mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) in Pacific coast forest, known for their loud call, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at a breeding and molting site in Estancia San Lorenzo, Argentina

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

A juvenile killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered off West Craycroft Island in Blackfish Sound, British Columbia, Canada

A juvenile lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus), Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Blue-footed booby juvenile (Sula nebouxii), Punta Pitt, San Cristobal (Chatham) Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Bermuda, North Atlantic, North America

A juvenile killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered off West Craycroft Island in Blackfish Sound, British Columbia, Canada

King penguin chick (Aptenodytes patagonicus), ecstatic display in Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Black-breasted snake eagle (black-chested snake eagle) (Circaetus pectoralis), immature, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) chicks, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Resurrection Bay, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America

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

California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf underwater in San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Juvenile Wattled Jacanas (Jacana jacana) walking on waterlilies leaves with open wings, Manu National Park, Peruvian Amazon, Peru, South America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in downy plumage (okum boys) on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Adult brown bear pair (Ursus arctos) mock-fighting at Scidmore Cut in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina) after weaning in Grytviken Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Juvenile Common blackbird (Turdus merula) waits for food from parent in a Chilterns garden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A juvenile Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis), Rabida Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America

Juvenile common basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus), on a tree on Coiba Island, Panama, Central America

Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) buck springing or jumping, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa, Africa

Young Jaguar (Panthera onca) on a riverbank, Cuiaba river, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Endemic Red Colobus monkey (Piliocolobus), Jozani Forest, Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Island of Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Juvenile Bald Eagle in flight (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada, North America

Juvenile yellow-footed gull (Larus livens), eating a goatfish, Isla San Ildefonso, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Mother and calf polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on first year sea ice in Olga Strait, near Edgeoya, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Juvenile golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) in flight over snow in the winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Juvenile Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Cape Breton National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America

Juvenile San Esteban spiny-tailed iguanas (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), Isla San Esteban, Baja California, Mexico, North America

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (Vulpes fulva) kit posing, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (Vulpes fulva) vixen and kit in the fog, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Male southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina) mock-fighting, Gold Harbor, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Common ostrich (Struthio camelus) chick, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Young Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inauris) eating, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Young jaguar (Panthera onca) stalking on riverbank, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, South America

A juvenile Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) in flight, Fernandina Island, Galapagos, Ecuador, South America