Pools of water gather on the summit of Table Mountain surrounded by fynbos and Cape Reed, Thamnochortus nutans. Over size

Pools of water gather on the summit of Table Mountain surrounded by fynbos and Cape Reed, Thamnochortus nutans. Over sizePools of water gather on the summit of Table Mountain surrounded by fynbos and Cape Reed, Thamnochortus nutans. Table Mountain, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

The feathers

Male Silverback Mountain Gorilla feeding in a tropical rainforest

A marine mammal specialist hugging an orphan Amazonian Manatee calf at a rescue centre

Eucalyptus ficifolia

A pillar of coral in an underwater canyon in a tropical coral reef

The mosaic hide and patterned skin of a Southern Reticulated Giraffe

Sun rays pierce a dark menacing storm bank over the Andes mountains

The elegantly curled tail of a rusty crevice dragon lizard on a rock

Cool temperate rainforest and lush tree ferns line a small wild river

A flock of yellow plastic ducks float on a pond in a carnival sideshow Royal Melbourne Agricultural Show

Conservation volunteers travel up the Amazon River in a water taxi to assist with research

A Topi resting on the short grass savannah plain