Lion cub lying on its mother, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Meerkat, Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) on the sandy beach of Volunteer Point. South America, Falkland Islands

Africa, Benin, Kouaba. Fulani village

Tarangire Treetops, Tanzania, Elewana Collection, a Maasai scout, guest and child enjoy the view and last rays of sun on Sunset Hill.

Africa, Namibia, Etosha National park. Elephants at the waterhole of Okaukuejo.

Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Ankober. An Amhara woman with a traditional woven basket on her head. These baskets are used for carrying the staple round Ethiopian flat bread called injera, which is made f...

Romania. Sapanta, Merry (sometimes called Joy) Cemetery. Family as painted on a cross.

Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa

Botswana, Hunda Island, Okavango Delta. A chacma baboon wading through shallow water with a baby riding piggy-back.

Africa, Rwanda, Volcanoes National Park. Female mountain gorilla with her young.

United States, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kaktovik, Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), female adult with 2 cubs

United States, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Kaktovik, Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), female adult with 2 cubs from the year

Kenya, Laikipia. A baby elephant is well protected by its family.

Kenya, Laikipia. A lioness with her three small cubs.

Kenya, Laikipia. A lioness with her three small cubs.

Canada, Manitoba, Churchill, Underwater view of young Beluga Whale calf swimming with mother and pod near mouth of Hudson Bay

Myanmar (Burma), Shan state, Pao's tribe, Naung Yar Sai, Moe Bu and her grand-mother Moe Phar Jhun sharing a tea

An infant orangutan ( Pongo pygmaeus ) close-up as he lays in his mother's large hand, Borneo, Indonesia, Indonesia, Borneo

Kenya, Taita-Taveta County, Tsavo East National Park. A herd of elephants moves in single file.

Kenya, Taita-Taveta County, Tsavo East National Park. A herd of African elephants moves in single file.

India, Rajasthan, Ranthambhore. A Gray langur mother and infant.

India, Rajasthan, Ranthambhore. A female Bengal tiger is greeted by one of her one-year-old cubs.

India, Rajasthan, Ranthambhore. A female Bengal tiger with one of her one-year-old cubs.

India Rajasthan, Ranthambhore. A female Bengal tiger with one of her one-year-old cubs.

Kenya, Shaba National Reserve.

Kenya, Meru National Park, Elsa's Kopje. A couple enjoy an evening drink overlooking Meru National Park. MR.

Kenya, Kajiado County, Amboseli National Park. A herd of African elephants on the move.

North Africa, Egypt, Hurghada, Eastern Desert Mountain Range.

Indonesia, Central Kalimatan, Tanjung Puting National Park. A female Bornean Orangutan and her sub-adult offspring hanging in a tree.

Indonesia, Central Kalimatan, Tanjung Puting National Park. A female Bornean Orangutan and her sub-adult offspring hanging in a tree.

Greece, Meteors, Icon

Kenya, Masai Mara, Musiara Marsh, Narok County. Elephant calves playing. Their permanent tusks emerge in their third year.

Kenya, Masai Mara, Narok County. Mother cheetah with her 4 six month old cubs resting on a termite mound at dusk.

Emperor Penguin parent with chicks on Snow Hill Island, Antarctica

Antarctica, Snow Hill Island. Group of Emperor Penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) adults with chicks. Blue iceberg in the background.

Antarctica, Snow Hill Island, Emperor Penguin chick (Aptenodytes forsteri) sitting on parents feet.

Antarctica, Snow Hill Island, Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) family.

Children photographing wildlife from the open roof of a safari vehicle in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Malawi, Lake Malawi National Park. Young boy enjoys a trip on Lake Lake Malawi on board the traditional dhow from Pumulani Lodge. (MR)

Malawi, Lake Malawi National Park. Family cruise round Lake Malawi in a traditional dhow.

Malawi, Lake Malawi National Park. One of the staff at Pumulani Lodge take two young boys on a family safari, out canoeing in a traditional dug-out canoe.

Oyster Plant, Salsify (Tragopogon porrifolius) Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) Pennsylvania, USA

Namibia, Damarland, Brandberg. Young children running down a sand dune near Brandberg, Namibias highest mountain. (MR)

Myanmar, Burma, Amarapura, Taungthaman Lake, U Bein's Bridge. A family walking home at sunset over U Bein's Bridge, over 200 years old and the world's longest teak span.

A family of White Rhinos, the female with a massive horn. Mweiga, Solio, Kenya

Two girls fishing off lake pier at dusk in Sweden

Peru, A young Peruvian girl carries her baby sister on her back beside the massive church doors of Iglesia de la Compania de Jesus in Cusco's Plaza de Armas.

Approaching Indian Elephant herd,Corbett National Park, India

Indian Elephants in the grassland,Corbett National Park, India

Kenya, Masai Mara. Safari guide, Salaash Ole Morompi, teaches children archery Maasai style. (MR)

Kenya, Chyulu Hills, Ol Donyo Wuas. A family on a riding safari, ride close to Maasai giraffe out on the plains.

Kenya, Laikipia, Lewa Downs. One Wilderness Trails' Laikipiak Maasai guides shows child how to sharpen an arrow.

Mountain Bikers, Lake Dunstan and Autumn Colours, Bannockburn, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Moeraki Boulders, North Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Kayaks, Lake Pukaki, and Aoraki / Mt Cook, South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand

A pride of lions rests near water in the Masai Mara Game Reserve.The nucleus of any pride is a number of closely related females.

A cheetah surveys the grassy plains of Masai Mara from a termite mound. The cheetah is a fast, efficient and frequent killer of gazelles and impala. .

Herd of elephants cross the Zambezi River in line.

Lion family, Okavango Delta, Botswana