1196-230 - Burning hide, nepa

741-4287 - Burchell's zebra (Equus burchellii), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

741-4249 - Desert elephant (Loxodonta africana), Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia, Africa

741-4289 - Burchell's zebra (Equus burchellii), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

741-4290 - Burchell's zebra (Equus burchellii), Etosha National Park, Namibia. Africa

741-4324 - Cheetah, (Acynonix jubatus), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

741-4329 - Cheetah (Acynonix jubatus), Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

741-4301 - African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

741-4291 - African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

1060-24 - A tagged Blue marlin gasps for air. The Marlin has damaged skin and eyes from being tagged and released a few too many times. Vava'u Tonga in the South Pacific

908-100 - Close Up of Fish eye (Species unknown). Seychelles (RR)

978-408 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

978-409 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

978-413 - When the shed skin nears the tail, the newly formed chrysalis begins to shake very vigorously until the skin falls to the ground, then it settles down to form the butterfly within. The shape of the wings, anttenae and eyes can already be clearly seen. The process completes in seven to ten days. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

978-410 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

978-411 - As the time to change gets nearer, the caterpillar begins to move more and more, sometimes shaking vigorously. The skin begins to split and the caterpillar sheds its skin in a concertina motion. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

978-412 - When the shed skin nears the tail, the newly formed chrysalis begins to shake very vigorously until the skin falls to the ground, then it settles down to form the butterfly within. The shape of the wings, anttenae and eyes can already be clearly seen. The process completes in seven to ten days. . Isle of White, UK. Isle of White, UK

917-241 - Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean. Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers . This results in either the entire body surface or patches of the body surface having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.

931-288 - Sperm whale (physeter macrocephalus) A pair of sperm whales pass a whale watching boat, note the very wrinkled skin.The Gulf of California.

965-37 - Asian Elephant, Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) wild adult. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India.

965-38 - African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) wild adult elephant. Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

915-264 - mackerel scales, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Animal Abstract (rr)

915-283 - Ballan Wrasse, Labrus bergylta, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Animal Abstract

915-224 - Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Pembrokeshire, Wales, Animal Abstract (rr)

915-221 - Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Pembrokeshire, Wales, Animal Abstract (rr)

915-263 - mackerel scales, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Animal Abstract

917-240 - Leucistic Antarctic Fur Seal pup, Arctocephalus gazella, amongst normally coloured animals, South Georgia, South Atlantic Ocean. Leucism is a general term for the phenotype resulting from defects in pigment cell differentiation and/or migration from the neural crest to skin, hair or feathers . This results in either the entire surface or patches of the body surface having a lack of cells capable of making pigment.

965-69 - Asian Elephant, Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus Indicus) captive adult male. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, India.

915-272 - Sandeel, Pembrokeshire, Wales, Animal Abstract (rr)

915-222 - Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Pembrokeshire, Wales, Animal Abstract

979-365 - Sub-adult Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) surfacing (note the peeling skin) near Isla San Pedro Martir in the midriff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico

979-364 - Young Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) spy-hopping (note the sloughing skin) in the mid-riff region of the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

911-2370 - An Inuit man prepares seal skins in the tannery in Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia in the Chukchi sea, United States of America, North America

911-2368 - Traditional seal skin slippers in the tannery in Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia in the Chukchi sea, United States of America, North America

911-3284 - A frog, United Kingdom, Europe

911-2369 - A wolf pelt in the tannery in Shishmaref, a tiny island between Alaska and Siberia in the Chukchi sea, United States of America, North America

743-892 - Adder (Vipera berus) in closeup, before shedding skin, Northumberland National Park, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-8958 - breeding pond fishing

832-13520 - Phantasmal poison frog (Epipedobates tricolor), Buenaventura, Ecuador, South America

832-23496 - Gelada or Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male holding infant, Rheine Zoo, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-23722 - Two cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)

832-23498 - Gelada or Gelada Baboon (Theropithecus gelada) male, portrait, Rheine Zoo, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, Europe

832-2490 - cat sits in a window opening, Altea, Costa Blanca, Spain

832-1930 - Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus) portrait, northern Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-23303 - African Bush Elephant or Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana), Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana, Africa

743-757 - Close-up of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

251-3529 - Maasai lady working on animal skin, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

225-3519 - Primate skulls for sale in the market at Vogan, Togo, West Africa, Africa

788-2710 - Fox skins hanging on a line

743-535 - Close-up of skin of a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), in captivity, native to East Africa, Africa

743-227 - Close-up of zebra skin, South Africa, Africa

743-541 - Rothschild's giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi,) skin, captive, native to East Africa, Africa

743-234 - Close-up of coat pattern of giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

197-6016 - Reindeer skins and dog teams at Lorino Eskimo village, Chukchi Peinsula, Russian Far East, Russia, Asia