wildlife

A group of Gentoo penguins (Pygocelis papua papua) caught in a sand storm, Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Two year old young giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Asia

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus), Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Young ground squirrel (Xerus inauris), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) sleeping, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

A wild brown-throated sloth (Bradypus variegatus), Landing Casual, Upper Amazon River Basin, Loreto, Peru, South America

Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) sitting in falling snow, Yorkshire Dales, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult dark morph red-footed booby (Sula sula), Genovesa Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Seal Island, False Bay, Simonstown, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Red kite (Milvus milvus) in flight low above a snow covered field hunting for food, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada

Two captive gray wolves (Canis lupus) running in the snow, near Bozeman, Montana, United States of America, North America

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), Husvik Island, Antarctic, Polar Regions

California sea lion bull (Zalophus californianus) half above and half below with snorkeler at Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Silverback gorilla looking intensely, in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, Africa

Leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Young African Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Female Orangutan Sumatra (Pongo abelii), Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Plains zebra (Equus quagga) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Africa

Young meerkat (Suricata suricatta) at burrow, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) and chicks, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris), Ranthambhore, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Ccommon zebra (plains zebra) (Burchell's zebra) (Equus burchelli), Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Galapagos sea lions (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater, Champion Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Iguanas, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

A Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) looking at the camera, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Giraffe and storm clouds, Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) weaner pups, Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Common frogs (Rana temporaria) in spawning pond, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

California sea lion bulls (Zalophus californianus) underwater, Los Islotes, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Icelandic horses, near Skogar, South Iceland (Sudurland), Iceland, Polar Regions

Captive river otter (Lutra canadensis) swimming, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis) in a group, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Two wild horses sparring in the bleached landscape near Aus, Namibia, Africa

Impala (Aepyceros melampus), males allogrooming, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Portrait of a leopard (Panthera pardus), Samburu National Reserve, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) among orange wildflowers, Namaqualand daisies and glossy-eyed mountain daisies, Namaqua, South Africa, Africa

Two impala (Aepyceros melampus) grooming, Imfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa, Africa

African elephant (Loxodonta africana) at sunset, Chobe River, Botswana, Africa

Cape giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Cape gannet (Morus capensis) landing, Lamberts Bay, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) sleeping, Volunteer Point, East Falkland, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Two African elephant (Loxodonta africana) face to face, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius), yawning, Kruger National park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Puffin (Fratercula), Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Jaguar (Panthera onca), Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, South America

Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco), a vulnerable status young male lemur from Madagascar, Africa, in France, Europe

Dressed Elephant, Kerala, India