A cheetah resting on an old termite mound, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa.

Yellow Warbler bird on rock, Santa Cruz, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A local man wearing a sunhat rides a bicycle on the road to Sebba through the desert drought areas of Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta)

Male Frigatebird with fully inflated pouch, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

A Bedouin man in his Bedouin tent in the desert at Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. In front is an incense burner.

Park and Ride route 800 single decker bus, ADL/TransBus Enviro300, town centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Ipswich Buses single decker ADL Enviro200 bus town in centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Ipswich Buses route 188 single decker ADL Enviro200 bus town in centre of Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK

Stillsman inspecting copper spirit stills in the Stillshouse at Talisker Whisky Distillery making single malt whisky in Carbost on Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingodm, Europe

Portrait of a single Masai Mara man wearing traditional jewelry, headpiece and clothes, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Portrait of a single Masai Mara man wearing traditional jewelry, headpiece and clothes, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Portrait of a single Masai Mara man wearing traditional jewelry, headpiece and clothes, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Mountain bikes speed past in a blur along a Enduro style single track trail in the Nepal Himalayas near the Langtang region, Nepal, Asia

Mountain bikers take a rest on an Enduro style single track trail in the Nepal Himalayas near the Langtang region, Nepal, Asia

Mountain biking along a Enduro style single track trail in the Nepal Himalayas near the Langtang region, Nepal, Asia

A mountain biker takes a rest on an Enduro style single track trail in the Nepal Himalayas near the Langtang region, Nepal, Asia

Laughing Thrush in cage hanging on a branch in the Monk's Garden at The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Xian, China

Man walks with umbrella across snow-covered Hampstead Heath, North London, United Kingdom

Ferret crawls through a pipe at ferret racing event, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Portrait of a single Samburu tribal member in traditional clothing, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Water rushing over rocks and a single leaf in a river in Killarney, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland, Europe

Elderly Chinese woman in Chongqing, China

Sun Conure perched on a branch in North Queensland, Australia

Ferret crawls through a wire pipe at ferret racing event, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Dingo at Simpson's Gap, West Madonnell Mountain Range, Australia

Portrait of a single Samburu tribal member in traditional clothing, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Antilopine Wallaroo, Queensland, Australia

BMW 5-series car drives along empty country road in adverse foggy weather, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Man fishing on Cley Beach, Norfolk, United Kingdom

BMW 5-series car drives along empty country road in adverse foggy weather, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Woman in a boat, Bangkok, Thailand

Lone Roe deer by a wheat field in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Oak tree in meadow at Chastleton in the Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom.

Walker strolls with umbrella across snow-covered Hampstead Heath, London, United Kingdom

Ernest Hemingway's room, Hotel Ambos Mundos, Habana Vieja (Old Town), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Close-up of a single bottle of Deutz champagne from Ay-en-Champagne, Ardennes, France, Europe

Elderly Chinese man carrying sack through Chongqing, China

Portrait of a single red rose

Traditional treasure warehouse (kura), beside single-family residence in Fukui, Japan, Asia

Cow in Oxfordshire field, The Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom

Forest Kingfisher perched on a branch in North Queensland, Australia

A striated Caracara bird on Sea Lion Island - part of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean

Elderly Chinese woman in Chongqing, China

Hancock Shaker Village, Pittsfield, The Berkshires, Massachusetts, New England, United States of America, North America

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Australia

A single giant lobelia, Bale Mountains, Southern Highlands, Ethiopia, Africa

Wallaby sits on the rocks at Simpson's Gap, West Madonnell Mountain Range, Australia

Traveller looks out over the mouth of the Mossman River at Newell Beach, Daintree, Australia

Hyde Park Barracks, originally an Immigration Depot for single female immigrants seeking work as domestic servants, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

A single tree on the horizon of a Stow-on-the-Wold landscape, Oxfordshire

The Great Stelae, 22m, believed to be the largest single stone block humans have tried to erect, Northern Stelae Park, Aksum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Australia

Polaroid of single palm tree with Caribbean Sea in background, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

High angle view of Amsterdam, the grey house at the bottom with the single window is the Anne Frank House, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe

Tourist visiting Ayers Rock in Australia holds onto the roped handrail for support

Single rail track running through countryside

The Great Stelae, 22m, believed to be the largest single stone block humans have tried to erect, Northern Stelae Park, Aksum, Ethiopia, Africa

Exterior of a single storey thatched house, Island of Muhu, west of Tallinn, Muhu, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Polaroid of a single seashell

Wallaby sits on the rocks at Simpson's Gap, West Madonnell Mountain Range, Australia

Man with a view in Evora, Portugal

A single shell among sea-washed stones on a beach in Normandy, France

Single storey cottage and garden, Faja do Ouvidor, Sao Jorge Island, Azores, Portugal, Europe, Atlantic Ocean

The Minaret of the Koutoubia Mosque with single palm tree, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Exterior of a single storey house with blue walls and door, Galicia, Spain, Europe

The Maletsunyane Falls, the highest waterfall in Southern Africa with a single drop of 192 metres, central highlands, Lesotho, Africa

European wolf, wolf, canis lupus lupus, adult, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

European wolf, wolf, canis lupus lupus, adult, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

Colombia single mother with her children, barrancabermeja. Beautiful people, but they are extremely poor, and the children both suffer from malnutrition and stunted growth. She often does not send them to school becasue they are too hungry

Alpine Chamois, Gaemse, Gemse, Rupicapra Rupikapra, female, Bernese Oberland, Bern, Switzerland

Alpine Chamois, Gaemse, Gemse, Rupicapra Rupikapra, female, Bernese Oberland, Bern, Switzerland

Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master

Oak tree in midst of wheat field, hill countryside, agricultural landscape, spring, tuscany, italy

Ibex, Steinbock, Capra ibex, National Park Hohe Tauern, Austria

A single room in the Pian del Tevere agriturismo, near Perugia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

sea star on sandy beach, Sutherland, Scotland

Alpine Chamois, Gaemse, Gemse, Rupicapra Rupikapra, female, Bernese Oberland, Bern, Switzerland

shell on sandy beach, Sutherland, Scotland

European wolf, wolf, canis lupus lupus, adult, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

Pink smiley balloon in blue sky, switzerland

The Maletsunyane Falls, the highest waterfall in Southern Africa with a single drop of 192 metres, central highlands, Lesotho, Africa

Horned puffin, fratercula corniculata. Standing on rock

European lynx, lynx lynx, female adult, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

European wolf, wolf, canis lupus lupus, adult, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

The Maletsunyane Falls, the highest waterfall in Southern Africa with a single drop of 192 metres, central highlands, Lesotho, Africa

Ibex, Steinbock, Capra ibex, National Park Hohe Tauern, Austria

Sunflower, helianthus annuus, in summer, switzerland

Greylag Goose (Anser anser) in flight, Slimbridge, UK

Alpine Chamois, Gaemse, Gemse, Rupicapra Rupikapra, Wallis, Vallais, Switzerland

Straw-coloured fruit bat (eidolon helvum) kasanka park, zambia, in flight at sunrise.

Ibex, Steinbock, Capra ibex, National Park Hohe Tauern, Austria

Horned puffin, fratercula corniculata. Standing on rock

A single green plant growing from bare ploughed soil

European lynx, lynx lynx, female adult, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

European wolf, canis lupus lupus, adult, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

Cross-Channel ferry, Portsmouth-Cherbourg

Bedroom, Claude Monet's House, Giverny, Normandy, France, Europe

Late phase of an oblique lunge. The Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) falls back into the water while its throat is still expanded and water is pushed out under high pressure. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) exhaling a cloud of tiny water droplets into the air. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada

Close up of the blowholes of a Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) that lie just posterior of the distinctive ridge stretching over the rostrum. St. Lawrence estuary, Canada