African jacana (Actophilornis africanus), Zimanga Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Tufa formations at Mono Lake, South Tufa State Reserve, Sierra Nevada, California, United States of America, North America

Sunset on Yanayacu Lake, Rio Pacaya, Pacaya-Samiria Reserve, Peru, South America

The natural reserve of Pian di Spagna flooded with snowy peaks reflected in the water, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

An endorheic salt lake in the altiplano, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America

Natural reserve of Pian di Spagna flooded with Mount Legnone and trees reflected in the water, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Beautiful lake in the nature reserve Grza, Serbia, Europe

Natural reserve of Pian di Spagna flooded with Mount Legnone reflected in the water at sunset, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Natural reserve of Pian di Spagna flooded with snowy peaks reflected in the water at sunset, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

The natural reserve of Pian di Spagna flooded with snowy peaks reflected in the water, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Sunrise on the Natural Reserve of Pian di Spagna, Dascio, province of Como, Chiavenna Valley, Lower Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Beautiful lake in the nature reserve of Grza, Serbia, Europe

The natural reserve of Pian di Spagna flooded with Mount Legnone reflected in the water, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Desert elephant (African bush elephants) (Loxodonta africana), Khurab Reserve, northern Namibia, Africa

Panoramic view of Pian di Spagna flooded with snowy peaks reflected in the water at sunset, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Aguaje palms by Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America

Aerial view, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A paludier rakes natural sea salt with a las, in the protected reserve of the Guerande salterns in Brittany, France, Europe

Famous La Reserve de Beaulieu Hotel at dusk, Beaulieu sur Mer, Alpes Maritimes, Cote d'Azur, French Riviera, Provence, France, Mediterranean, Europe

Suspension footbridge. Tirimbina natural reserve where wild birds and animals can be watched, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, Central America

Freshwater plants and riverside trees in national freshwater spring preserve, Aquario natural, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America

Tiny Red Goby (Pleurosicya sp) Two resting on coral. Mabul Island, Borneo, Malaysia (RR)

Freshwater plants in national freshwater spring preserve, Aqua Rio Natural, Bonito, Brazil, South America

Freshwater plants in national freshwater spring preserve, Aqua Rio Natural, Bonito, Brazil, South America

Freshwater plants and riverside trees in national freshwater spring preserve, Aquario natural, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America

Freshwater plants in national freshwater spring preserve, Aquario natural, Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America

Newtown Nature Reserve, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Giraffe eating leaves on branch

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Green sea turtles hatching, Chelonia mydas, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Parrotfish sleeping, Sparisoma sp., head detail, Ponta da Sapata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

Tube anemone close-up, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Caiman or jacare, Caiman crocodilus yacare, at night, southern Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Palms and old pier in Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Monkey in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Monkey in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Monkey in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Detail, Grey Glacier, in Grey Lake, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Pia bay or Pia Fjord, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Pia Glacier, from Pia bay, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Grey Lake, iceberg detached from Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Detail, Grey Glacier, in Grey Lake, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Explorers riding a zodiac, in Seno Almirantazgo, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Grey Glacier, in Grey Lake, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Hikers and signaling in Torres Sector, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Imperial cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), Tuckers Islets, Whiteside Canal, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Monkeys in a natural onsen (hot spring), located in Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagono prefecture,Japan.

Pia Glacier, from Pia bay, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Grey Lake, iceberg detached from Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Traro (Caracara plancus), Tuckers Islets, Whiteside Canal, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Mirador Cuernos, in Lago Nordenskjöld, You can see the amazing Cuernos Del Paine and Monte Almirante Nieto, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Detail of Cordillera Darwin, from Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Grey Glacier, in Grey Lake, Torres del Paine national park, Patagonia, Chile

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, white phase, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Electric eel, Electrophorus electricus; this air-breathing freshwater fish can deliver an electric shock up to 650 volts and naturally occurs in the Amazon river basins of South America including Brazil and Guyanas; photo taken in captivity.

Mantis shrimp, Odontodactylus scyllarus, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Needle cuttlefish, Sepia aculeata, front view at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Nudibranch, Atlantis house reef, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Feather star on sea fan, and scalefin anthias, Pseudanthias squamipinnis, Kilima steps, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

False clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Congost de Mont-Rebei in the Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida, Catalonia. Serra del Montsec, La Noguera, Lleida, Spain The Montrebei Gorge (in Catalan Congost de Mont-Rebei) is a place that is located between the provinces of Huesca and Lv©rida (Spain), between the regions of Ribagorza and Pallars JussvÜ. It is constituted in the narrowest part by which the Noguera Ribagorzana river, which constitutes the natural border between Aragon and Catalonia, crosses the Montsec mountain range, walls in vertical fall of more than 500 meters and a width at its minimum point of 20 meters . The Catalan part is part of the Noguera Nature Reserve. It is within the Sierra del Montsec Natural Interest Area.

Pair of false clown anemonefish, Amphiprion ocellaris, in anemone, Daiun, Negros, Philippines.

Hermit crab, Coenobita perlatus, Bird I., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Spider crab, Chirostylus sp., on soft coral, Dendronephthya sp., Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Stripe-leg spiny lobster, Panulirus femoristriga, eye and rostrum detail, Short drop-off, Palau, Micronesia.

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, perched on red sponge, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.

Emperor shrimp, Periclimenes imperator, on top of nudibranch, Pleurobranchus grandis, at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Thornback cowfish, Lactoria fornasini, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Emperor angelfish, Pomacanthus imperator, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Reef octopus, Octopus cyanea, eye and siphon detail, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, head detail, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines..

Congost de Mont-Rebei in the Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida, Catalonia. Serra del Montsec, La Noguera, Lleida, Spain The Montrebei Gorge (in Catalan Congost de Mont-Rebei) is a place that is located between the provinces of Huesca and Lv©rida (Spain), between the regions of Ribagorza and Pallars JussvÜ. It is constituted in the narrowest part by which the Noguera Ribagorzana river, which constitutes the natural border between Aragon and Catalonia, crosses the Montsec mountain range, walls in vertical fall of more than 500 meters and a width at its minimum point of 20 meters . The Catalan part is part of the Noguera Nature Reserve. It is within the Sierra del Montsec Natural Interest Area.

Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, unusual color variant, male, Dauin, Negros, Philippines..

Snowflake moray eel, Echidna nebulosa, scavenging in seagrass beds, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines, Visayan sea.

Anemone fish, Amphiprion sp., Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Congost de Mont-Rebei in the Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida, Catalonia. Serra del Montsec, La Noguera, Lleida, Spain The Montrebei Gorge (in Catalan Congost de Mont-Rebei) is a place that is located between the provinces of Huesca and Lv©rida (Spain), between the regions of Ribagorza and Pallars JussvÜ. It is constituted in the narrowest part by which the Noguera Ribagorzana river, which constitutes the natural border between Aragon and Catalonia, crosses the Montsec mountain range, walls in vertical fall of more than 500 meters and a width at its minimum point of 20 meters . The Catalan part is part of the Noguera Nature Reserve. It is within the Sierra del Montsec Natural Interest Area.

Congost de Mont-Rebei in the Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida, Catalonia. Serra del Montsec, La Noguera, Lleida, Spain The Montrebei Gorge (in Catalan Congost de Mont-Rebei) is a place that is located between the provinces of Huesca and Lv©rida (Spain), between the regions of Ribagorza and Pallars JussvÜ. It is constituted in the narrowest part by which the Noguera Ribagorzana river, which constitutes the natural border between Aragon and Catalonia, crosses the Montsec mountain range, walls in vertical fall of more than 500 meters and a width at its minimum point of 20 meters . The Catalan part is part of the Noguera Nature Reserve. It is within the Sierra del Montsec Natural Interest Area.

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana, schooling, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Congost de Mont-Rebei in the Pre-Pyrenees of Lleida, Catalonia. Serra del Montsec, La Noguera, Lleida, Spain The Montrebei Gorge (in Catalan Congost de Mont-Rebei) is a place that is located between the provinces of Huesca and Lv©rida (Spain), between the regions of Ribagorza and Pallars JussvÜ. It is constituted in the narrowest part by which the Noguera Ribagorzana river, which constitutes the natural border between Aragon and Catalonia, crosses the Montsec mountain range, walls in vertical fall of more than 500 meters and a width at its minimum point of 20 meters . The Catalan part is part of the Noguera Nature Reserve. It is within the Sierra del Montsec Natural Interest Area.

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Banded coral (cleaner) shrimp, Stenopus hispidus, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Freshwater plants in national freshwater spring preserve, Aqu∑rio natural, Bonito, Brazil.

Juvenile striped catfish, Plotosus lineatus, schooling and feeding on sandy bottom, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.