1113-71654 - Animal roof guardians, mythological creatures guarding the Golden Hall, Jin Dian Gong, Golden Palace Temple, protected against lightning strikes by an iron cage, summit 1613 metres high, Mount Wudang, Wudang Shan, Taoist mountain, Hubei province, UNESCO world cultural heritage site, birthplace of Tai chi, China
971-57 - Golden Rocket Frog (Anomaloglossus beebei) guarding spawn in Giant Tank Bromeliad (Brocchinia micrantha), Kaieteur National Park, Guyana, South America
979-1429 - King Penguin colony (Aptenodytes patagonicus) guarding against a Southern Giant Petrel (Macronectes gigantes) on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.
979-8853 - Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) being dive-bombed by defensive arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) guarding their nest sites in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
979-8852 - Adult great skua (Stercorarius skua) being dive-bombed by defensive arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) guarding their nest sites in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway
785-1455 - Greek National Guard soldier (Evones) guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside the Vouli Parliament building, Athens, Greece, Europe
825-81 - El Morro Fortress (Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro) built in 1589, a picturesque fortress guarding the entrance to Havana Bay, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America
770-1494 - Skansin fort, old fort guarding Torshavn and its harbour (old brass cannons, WW2 british marine guns and lighthouse), Nolsoy in the distance, Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe.
770-1492 - Skansin fort, old fort guarding Torshavn and its harbour, with old brass cannons, Second World War British marine guns and lighthouse, Nolsoy in the distance, Torshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands (Faroes), Denmark, Europe
764-381 - Meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) standing guard duty, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa
770-212 - The blockhouse guarding the entrance, Clickhimin broch (fortified tower), Lerwick, Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
252-10888 - Simien Mountains Park Ranger, Dramatic mountain scenery from the area around Geech, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Simien Mountains National Park, The Ethiopian Highlands, Ethiopia, Africa
645-1647 - Temple doors, Thian Hock Keng Temple, the oldest and most important Hokkien temple in Singapore, known as the Temple of the Goddess of the Sea, Singapore