860-290216 - African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) died naturally on the banks of a river and attacked by vultures, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-289747 - A male Lion (Panthera leo) looks on in the Maasai Mara National Park, Kenya.

860-290224 - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) rushing into the water, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-290220 - Kruger National Park rangers cleaning in the river a tusk just extracted from the body of a naturally dead elephant (Loxodonta africana) in order to fight against poaching, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-289868 - Loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) swimming near the surface. Vulnerable. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

860-290221 - Kruger National Park rangers carrying a tusk of Elephant (Loxodonta africana) just extracted and cleaned in the river to fight against poaching, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-290281 - African elephants (Loxodonta africana), Tsavo, Kenya.

860-290394 - Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), Mabamba wetland, Uganda

860-290219 - Kruger National Park rangers carrying a tusk that has just been extracted to the root of the body of a naturally dead elephant (Loxodonta africana) in order to fight against poaching, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-290218 - Rangers of the Kruger National Park just extracted a tusk to the root for two hours from the body of a naturally dead elephant (Loxodonta africana) in order to fight against poaching, Kruger NP, South Africa

860-290111 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) wandering alone on the pack ice, leaving its footprints in the snow, arctic ocean off the coast of Spitsbergen.

860-289666 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), adult male, Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa

1350-2473 - Red (Lace) coral, Distichopora violacea, feather stars, and juvenile gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

1350-2557 - Mushroom coral, Ctenactis sp., night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

1350-2456 - Fan coral, Subergorgia sp., and diver silhouette against he sun, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

1350-2460 - Pink hydrocoral (lace coral), Stylaster sp., Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

1345-61 - Phare - The Cambodian Circus Show, Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS) is a non-profit Cambodian association, Angkor, Cambodia

1345-106 - RockHopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) Isla de Los Estados (Staten Island), an Ecological and Historical Reserve has been off limits to tourism since 1923

1345-62 - Phare - The Cambodian Circus Show, Phare Ponleu Selpak (PPS) is a non-profit Cambodian association, Angkor, Cambodia

1116-47922 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and three cubs walk down road, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47831 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sits with two cubs in grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47828 - Close-up of leopard (Panthera pardus) lying on lichen-covered branch looking back, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47927 - Two African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in grass at sunset, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47912 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sits side-by-side with cub in grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47905 - Close-up of tail of cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) in grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47830 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) stands on mound in long grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47826 - Lion (Panthera Leo) hiding in long grass watches herd of zebra (Equus quagga), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47923 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and four cubs facing away, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47911 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) stands in grass with head raised, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47902 - Lioness (Panthera leo) lying in long grass yawns widely, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47943 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) standing on mound in golden grass facing camera, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47925 - Two Burchell's zebras (Equus quagga burchellii) watch cheetah (Acinonyx jubatu) in long grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47825 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cubs sitting with mother in background, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47914 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) on savannah walks through long grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47945 - African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) walks towards horizon at sunset, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47942 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) stands in long grass in savannah, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47921 - Cheetah cub (Acinonyx jubatus) jumps away from it's sibling, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47827 - Leopard (Panthera pardus) looks down through lichen-covered tree branches, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47920 - Cheetah cub (Acinonyx jubatus) pulls back another climbing tree, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47913 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) sits in grass with three cubs, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47915 - Two cheetah cubs (Acinonyx jubatus) lying and standing on grassy mound, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47916 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub yawning with mouth wide open, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47926 - Two lionesses (Panthera Leo) greeting each other in grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47935 - Lion (Panthera leo) sits in long grass watching zebra (Equus quagga), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47906 - Close-up of lioness (Panthera leo) and cub with kill, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47936 - Leopard (Panthera pardus) stares between branches covered in lichen, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47917 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub walks towards camera in grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47993 - A topi (Damaliscus lunatus jimela) stands in profile on the horizon at sunset. It's body is silhouetted against the bright pink clouds in the sky, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-48818 - African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) chases six lions (Panthera Leo) away beside river, Botswana

1116-47907 - Close-up of African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) curling up trunk, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47631 - Man standing under an opening in the ice cave while walking beneath a glacier: Iceland

1116-47910 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) stands in profile in long grass, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47919 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub chasing scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

1116-47918 - Cheetah cub (Acinonyx jubatus) sitting on bank facing camera, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287902 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287920 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287910 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287908 - Sperm whale mother and calf, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287900 - Couple of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287918 - Freediver swimming with female sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Vulnerable (IUCN), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 17/01/02 FIS-4.

860-287911 - Sleeping sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287913 - Tail of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus). Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287921 - Sub-adult sperm whale try to move away a calf to to mate with a female, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287919 - Freediver swimming with female sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, Vulnerable (IUCN), Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 17/01/02 FIS-4.

860-287904 - Pod of sperm whale socializing, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287915 - Sperm whale mother and calf, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287909 - Pod of sperm whale relaxing after a short sleep (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287907 - Pod of sperm whale socializing, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287914 - Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287917 - Sperm whale mother and calf, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287905 - Pod of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287906 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287903 - Pod of sperm whale socializing, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287901 - Couple of sperm whale, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287897 - Pod of sperm whale with mother and calf, (Physeter macrocephalus), Vulnerable (IUCN), The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Image has been shot in Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287912 - Snorkeler photographing a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.

860-287572 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Female bear playing with her cub. Churchill, MB, Canada.

860-287675 - Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), troupe in the Mara River, Masai-Mara Reserve, Kenya

860-287473 - Lion (Panthera leo) cubs playing, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania

860-287677 - Leopard (Panthera pardus), female at rest, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287577 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Twin polar cubs on their mother's back. Churchill, MB, Canada,

860-287679 - Lion (Panthera leo), male in the plains, Masai-Mara Reserve, Kenya

860-287497 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female nursing her young in the rain, Serengeti, Tanzania. Asferico Italy 2015 - Highly Commended Glanzlichter Germany 2015 - Highly Commended

860-287666 - Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), female and young, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287676 - Leopard (Panthera pardus), female at rest, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287669 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), female and youngat sunrise, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287483 - Lion (Panthera leo) couple, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania

860-287479 - Lion (Panthera leo) lioness snorting, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania

860-287689 - Red Knobbed hornbill (Rhyticeros cassidix), near the nest, Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi, Celebes, Indonesia

860-287579 - Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), 3 month old cubs in their den. Churchill, MB, Canada

860-287459 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. diving Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus); Isabela Island; Galapagos, Ecuador; The Marine Iguana appears slow and clumsy on land, but this particular species of lizard is the only sea-going lizard in the world. However, it has to return the the land to breed.

860-287557 - Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in the waters of Nosy Be, Madagascar

860-287471 - Leopard (Panthera pardus) in a tree with Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii), Serengeti, Tanzania

860-287680 - Lion (Panthera leo), lion cub on a dead tree, Masai-Mara Reserve, Kenya

860-287488 - Lion (Panthera leo) lioness in front of a wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania

860-287670 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), observed by wildebeest, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287671 - Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), female and young looking at wildebeest in the plain, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287485 - Lion (Panthera leo) cubs, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania

860-287665 - Masai Giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), eating, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya

860-287678 - Leopard (Panthera pardus), female at rest, Masai-Mara National Reserve, Kenya