860-292187 - Southern Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) moulting on Macquarie Island, Tasmania

759-13277 - Juvenile Crabs feeding on Cuticle, Gecarcoidea natalis, Christmas Island, Australia

759-13276 - Juvenile Crabs feeding on Cuticle, Gecarcoidea natalis, Christmas Island, Australia

759-13275 - Juvenile Crabs feeding on Cuticle, Gecarcoidea natalis, Christmas Island, Australia

759-13274 - Juvenile Crabs feeding on Cuticle, Gecarcoidea natalis, Christmas Island, Australia

759-13273 - Juvenile Crabs feeding on Cuticle, Gecarcoidea natalis, Christmas Island, Australia

759-13271 - Juvenile Crabs feeding on Cuticle, Gecarcoidea natalis, Christmas Island, Australia

759-13272 - Juvenile Crabs feeding on Cuticle, Gecarcoidea natalis, Christmas Island, Australia

860-288726 - A molting gentoo penguin chick (Pygoscelis papua), Petermann Island, Antarctica.

832-389387 - Spai Bashakhan with his sons, they skin a fox, which has been beaten by his eagle, the flesh of the fox they feed to the eagle, from the fur Spain makes Bahakhan caps, Olgii province, Mongolia, Asia

971-193 - Agonistic behaviour in a tight group of moulting southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), Grytviken, South Georgia, Polar Regions

971-196 - Agonistic behaviour in a tight group of moulting southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), Grytviken, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-4119 - Moulting adult king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in the snow at Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

1112-4120 - Moulting adult king penguins, Aptenodytes patagonicus, in the snow at Grytviken, South Georgia Island, Atlantic Ocean

832-382765 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), skins and eats killed conspecific, pack ice at Kvitoya, Spitsbergen archipelago, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-3479 - Adult Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus), preparing to molt on Fernandina Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-3478 - Adult Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) preparing to molt on Fernandina Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-3036 - Southern elephant seal bull (Mirounga leonina), molting in Gold Harbor, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate, Polar Regions

1112-3035 - Southern elephant seal bulls (Mirounga leonina), molting in Gold Harbor, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate, Polar Regions

860-282396 - Rock Ptarmigan intermediate plumage, Swiss Alps

860-286325 - European Shags on chick at nest on cliff, British Isles

860-286085 - South American Sea lions and Tussock Grass, Falkland island

860-282400 - Rock Ptarmigan intermediate plumage, Swiss Alps

860-282401 - Rock Ptarmigan male intermediate plumage, Swiss Alps

860-282095 - Emergence of Small red Damselfly female on Sedge, France

860-285409 - Peruvian booby chicks, Pescadores guano island Peru

860-285492 - Two-tailed Pasha fledgling

860-282093 - Emergence of Small red Damselfly female on Sedge, France

911-10783 - A male Svalbard Rheineer (Rangifer tarandus) moulting in summer with his antlers still in velvet in Longyearbyen, Svalbard.

911-10444 - A Chinstrap Penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica, at Hannah Point on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctic. Behind the penguin is lots of greenery, plants that are expanding as the Antarctic Peninsular warms as a result of climate change,

911-10433 - A Gentoo Penguin on Prion Island, South Georgia.

911-10381 - A Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris in Seahouses, Northumberland, UK, moulting from Juvenile to adult plumage.

1112-2583 - Adult arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) losing its winter coat for its summer coat, Gnalodden, Hornsund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-2584 - Adult arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) on ice, losing its winter coat for its summer coat, Alkefjelet, Cape Fanshawe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-2543 - Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) losing its winter coat in Varsolbukta, Bellsund, Spitsbergen, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-376051 - Adder (Vipera berus), male after moulting, in the bog

1112-2147 - Southern elephant seal bull (Mirounga leonina) molting in Gold Harbor, South Georgia, UK Overseas Protectorate, Polar Regions

1112-2124 - Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) molting feathers near gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua), on Saunders Island, West Falkland Islands, UK Overseas Protectorate, South America

1161-7206 - Donkeys shedding their winter coats in pasture at St Martin de Re, Ile de Re, France

1161-7207 - Donkeys and foals shedding their winter coats in pasture at St Martin de Re, Ile de Re, France

1112-1207 - Male Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) hauled out to molt at Kapp Lee, Edgeoya, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-1115 - Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) moulting, Jougla Point, Wiencke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

909-226 - Group of King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks just about to start moulting. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Subantarctic

909-223 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chick in moult. Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Subantarctic

909-75 - Moulting Royal Penguins (Eudyptes Schlegeli). Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, Subantarctic Australia.

909-74 - Moulting and still fighting Royal Penguins (Eudyptes Schlegeli). Sandy Bay, Macquarie Island, Subantarctic Australia.

909-224 - Face of a King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chick with its brownish plumage . Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Subantarctic

1034-72 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) 'Dalmatian spotted', South Georgia, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

1034-73 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks molting, South Georgia, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

1034-74 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chick, South Georgia, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

995-343 - Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer) swimming in water. Moulting from summer plumage to winter plumage.. Isle of Mull, Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

979-1690 - Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi) going through a catastrophic molt on Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha Island Group, South Atlantic Ocean

979-1691 - Young rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi) molting on Nightingale Island in the Tristan da Cunha Island Group, South Atlantic Ocean

979-7160 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) chick in Antarctica

979-1630 - A lone molting adult chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica) in tussock grass on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles near South Georgia Island, South Atlantic Ocean.

979-1119 - Young Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) molting and hauled out in Antarctica.

979-7147 - Head detail of molting gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

979-7130 - Young adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) molting near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

979-1422 - Juvenile King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in colony on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

979-7132 - Young adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) molting near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

979-7173 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) molting in Antarctica

979-7148 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) molting in Antarctica

979-7167 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) molting in Antarctica

979-1452 - Young king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) molting near colony of nesting animals on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island

979-7168 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) molting in Antarctica

979-1124 - Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

979-1437 - King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with chick "okum boy" on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

979-7164 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) molting in Antarctica

979-7169 - Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) molting in Antarctica

979-7166 - Molting gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) feather detail in Antarctica

979-1451 - Young king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) molting near colony of nesting animals on Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island

979-1125 - Adult bull Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

979-1126 - Adult bull Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and yawning in a wallow while molting on the beach at Fortuna Bay on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

987-410 - Faroese sheep beginning to moult, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands

920-2468 - Porcelain anemone crab (Neopetrolisthes maculatus), molting, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

987-412 - Faroese sheep beginning to moult, Sorvagsvatn, Vagar, Faroe Islands

738-65 - King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), chick looking at tourist, on beach, Gold Harbour, South Georgia, Polar Regions

738-132 - Female ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus), moulting from winter plumage in April, Cairngorm, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

828-59 - Elephant seals moulting, Piedras Blancas (White Rocks), Highway 1, California, United States of America, North America

828-165 - Elephant seals moulting, Piedras Blancas (White Rocks), Highway 1, California, United States of America, North America

828-60 - Elephant seals moulting, Piedras Blancas (White Rocks), Highway 1, California, United States of America, North America

641-12197 - Adelie penguins moulting, Yalour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-12128 - King penguins, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, South Atlantic

641-11862 - Moulting chinstrap penguins, Hannah Point, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands, Polar Regions

641-11858 - Moulting chinstrap penguins, Hannah Point, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands, Polar Regions

641-11855 - Moulting gentoo penguins, Hannah Point, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands, Polar Regions

641-11854 - Chinstrap penguins, Hannah Point, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands, Polar Regions

641-11849 - Moulting chinstrap penguin in foreground and gentoo penguins behind, Hannah Point, Livingstone Island, South Shetland Islands, Polar Regions

641-11843 - Adelie penguins moulting, Yalour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-11842 - Adelie penguin moulting, Yalour Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-11829 - Moulting gentoo penguins, Jougla Point near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-11813 - Moulting gentoo penguins, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-11812 - Moulting gentoo penguin, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-11805 - Moulting Gentoo penguin, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-11780 - Gentoo Penguin moulting at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

641-11779 - Gentoo Penguin moulting at Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions