Lion (Panthera leo) at a wildebeest carcass, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Adult great egret (Ardea alba), stalking prey in a lagoon near San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

An adult tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) stalking prey in a stream, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Lion (Panthera leo) eating a wildebeest, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Immature pale chanting goshawk (Melierax canorus) with a snake, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

An adult African darter (Anhinga rufa), feeding on a small catfish in Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Red fox, Vulpes vulpes, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Lioness (Panthera leo) at a wildebeest carcass, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Serengeti, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Black-backed jackal (Lupulella mesomelas) hunting Burchell's sandgrouse prey (Pterocles burchelli), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo) carrying a blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) carcass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Two lion (Panthera leo) at a blue wildebeest kill, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Lioness (Panthera leo) dragging a Blue Wildebeest (Brindled Gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) carcass, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Leopard, Panthera pardus, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Blackbacked jackal (Canis mesomelas) chasing doves, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Lioness (Panthera leo) watching prey, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Lioness (Panthera leo) feeding on young Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer), Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

An adult tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) stalking prey in a stream, San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Adult Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata) in flight with fish in its bill in the Enterprise Islands, Southern Ocean, Antarctica, Polar Regions

An adult Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) looking for prey along the cliffs at Alkefjellet, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

An adult purple heron (Ardea purpurea), stalking prey on the Kalpitiya Peninsula, Sri Lanka, Asia

Male leopard, Panthera pardus, in a tree, in captivity, Namibia, Africa

Male leopard, Panthera pardus, in capticity, Namibia, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo) eating a wildebeest, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) eating salmon, Kurile Lake, Kamchatka, Russia, Eurasia

Southern Ground-Hornbill (Ground Hornbill) (Bucorvus leadbeateri) with prey, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Two lions (Panthera leo) feeding on a buffalo kill, Tsavo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

An adult Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) looking for prey along the beach at Signehamna, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

An adult reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus), with a small catfish in Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) eating prey, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Leopard (Panthera pardus) with impala kill, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A sub-adult male lion (Panthera leo) feeding on a buffalo kill, Tsavo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Leopard, Panthera Pardus, in captivity, Namibia, Africa

Great egret (Ardea alba) flipping prey in its beak, San Jacinto Wildlife Area, California, United States of America, North America

Shikra Hawk bird of prey, Accipiter Badius, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

A Johnny Rook or Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis), one of the world's rarest birds of prey, resting on the beach of Sea Lion Island in the Falklands, South Atlantic with elephant seals behind.

A pair of Johnny Rook or Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis) birds, one of the world's rarest birds of prey, resting on the beach of Sea Lion Island in the Falklands, South Atlantic. Behind are elephant seals.

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

Shikra Hawk bird of prey, Accipiter Badius, in Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, Northern India

Bengal tiger, Panthera tigris tigris, Bandhavgarh National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

Leopard (Panthera pardus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Lion (Panthera leo) with prey, Kruger Park, South Africa, Africa

A packof three cheetahs using an old termite mound to watch for approaching prey in Moremi National Park, Botswana

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

Coral grouper hangs motionless as it awaits small fish prey, Cephalopholis miniata, Simian Islands, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

A Johnny Rook or Striated Caracara (Phalcoboenus australis), one of the world's rarest birds of prey, resting on the beach of Sea Lion Island in the Falklands, South Atlantic.

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

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), with cubs and prey, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Cheetah with remains of Thompson's gazelle, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Booted Eagle ( Hieraaetus pennatus) in flight, Bulgaria

Buffalo carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae) and ant (Formicidae) North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Coleoptera;Family Dermestidae;Order Hymenoptera

Grasshopper or cricket (Orthoptera) (Ensifera) and wasp (Apocrita), North West Bulgaria, EuropeOrder Hymenoptera

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

A Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla, on the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, next to a pool with red algae. Kittiwakes have declined drastically due to climate change causing their main fish prey species to migrate further north to find cooler sea temperatures.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

On Friday 11th July 2014, the Young Ospreys that nest on Bassenthwaite in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK, are ringed and fitted with a satelite tracker. they are ringed by Pete Davis, a licensed bird ringer, and the satelite tracker is fitred by Roy Dennis. Roy is theonly person in the UK, licensed to fit satelite trackers to birds of prey. The tracing is part of the Bassenthwaite Osprey project, to see whereabouts in Africa the young migrate to, before returning hopefully to the UK to nest.Ospreys recolonized the Lake district in 2001, after an absence ovf over 150 years. In the last fourteen years of breeding over half a million people have visited the project to view these spectacular fish eating birds.

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Hawk owl (Surnia ulula), pouncing on prey below the snow, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

In the 13th century, the golden age of the mongol empire, a sport resembling polo became a training game for the mongolian cavalry throughout high asia. horsemen learned to bend low at speed, like acrobats to finish off fallen enemies with sabres, looting their prey on the ground by scooping up jewels that caught their eye. there are stories, too, of genghis khan knocking about an enemys head as if it were a ball. orkhon valley, central mongolia

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) washing in a stream on Westpoint island in the Falkland Islands off argentina, in South America. Numbers off rocxkhoppers have declined substantially, partly due to competition with commercial fishing and partly due to climate change, which causes their prey food to migrate to cooler waters.

CAMBODIA Village primary school. Inclusive education: CRS works with local education authorities to include children with physical disabilities in regular classrooms. Teachers will receive special training. Ang Soukliang primary school, Prey Neang Puon village, Chum Reas Pen commune, Sam Roang District, Takeo Province. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

CAMBODIA Village primary school. Inclusive education: CRS works with local education authorities to include children with physical disabilities in regular classrooms. Teachers will receive special training. Ang Soukliang primary school, Prey Neang Puon village, Chum Reas Pen commune, Sam Roang District, Takeo Province. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Eurasian eagle owl, bubo bubo, portrait, in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

CAMBODIA Village primary school. Inclusive education: CRS works with local education authorities to include children with physical disabilities in regular classrooms. Teachers will receive special training. Ang Soukliang primary school, Prey Neang Puon village, Chum Reas Pen commune, Sam Roang District, Takeo Province. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

CAMBODIA Village primary school. Inclusive education: CRS works with local education authorities to include children with physical disabilities in regular classrooms. Teachers will receive special training. Ang Soukliang primary school, Prey Neang Puon village, Chum Reas Pen commune, Sam Roang District, Takeo Province. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Claws of bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Wild Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia

CAMBODIA Village primary school. Inclusive education: CRS works with local education authorities to include children with physical disabilities in regular classrooms. Teachers will receive special training. Ang Soukliang primary school, Prey Neang Puon village, Chum Reas Pen commune, Sam Roang District, Takeo Province. PHOTO by Sean Sprague

Bald eagle, haliaeetus leucocephalus, weisskopfseeadler, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Barn owl (Tyto alba), with shrew in churchyard, United Kingdom, Europe