Asia, Japan, Nagano, Jigokudani Yaen Koen, Snow Monkey Park, Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata. A female snow monkey cuddles with her baby on the edge of the thermal pool.

Hippo family, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Emperor penguin group with chicks in front of iceberg - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

Emperor penguin with chicks - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

Emperor penguin with chicks - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

Emperor penguin with chicks - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

Emperor penguin parents with chick - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

Emperor penguin parents with chicks - Antarctica, Antarctic Peninsula, Snowhill Island

France, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, Ardeche Rochemaure, ViaRhona, cyclist with the village of Rochemaure in the background

African elephants at a salt lick in the Aberdare Mountains, Kenya, Africa

Kenya, Laikipia County, Il Ngwesi village, children stand in the doorway of a traditional house.

England, Berkshire, Windsor, The Crooked House

House in the Wild, Masai Mara, Kenya, enjoying sundowners around a camp fire at sunset.

Enasoit, Laikipia, Kenya, a family of African elephant.

Camp Kalahari, Makgadikgadi, Botswana, a family look at the night sky from the salt pans.

Camp Kalahari, Makgadikgadi, Botswana, a woman and two children look at the night sky from the salt pans.

Lion cub lying on its mother, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Meerkat, Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Botswana

Cheetah family (acynonix jubatus) in the Maasai Mara game reserve, Kenya

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

Africa, Benin, Kouaba. Fulani village

Asia, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sulawesi, Celebes, Maros Pangkep Karst region, local villagers at home

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.

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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.

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

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.