A Universal Language

A Balkan terrapin takes time to share its enjoyment of nature with a dragonfly. Photo © Tzahi Finkelstein.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

A seagull flies above a rooftop in Rome, Italy. Photo: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images.

Arctic Miscellanies

A gentoo penguin — the fastest underwater swimmer of all penguins — flees for its life as a leopard seal bursts out of the water. Photo: egdelalamo@gmail.com/Eduardo Del Álamo.

Last Tango in Paris

Edible frogs with inflated vocal sacs mate in a pond in Rosny-Sous-Bois in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Photo: Geyres Christophe/Abaca/Rex/Shutterstock.

Looking for Peace

A fox runs away from barking dogs in Tunceli, Turkey. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images.

Sleeping in Eden

A polar bear sleeps on an iceberg off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago. Photo: Nima Sarikhani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA.

Near & Far

A magellanic and a gentoo penguin hanging out on the beach on the Falkland Islands. Photo: Jennifer Hadley/CWP.

Retiré

Working leg in retiré devant. Photo © Aditya Kshirsagar/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Off the Beaten Track

Kangaroos doing a lively dance upon the sunburnt grass in Perth, Australia. Photo © Lea Scaddan/The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Wings of Change

Swans land on a lake in 山东 (Shāndōng), China. Photo: Top Photo Corporation/Rex.

Cinerama

Two little penguins “flipper in flipper”. Photo: Tobias Baumgaertner/Ocean Photography Awards/PA.

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

A chipmunk sings its heart out. Photo: Roland Kranitz/6th Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards.

Sanding

A grizzly bear lies on its back with its paws dangling in the air in the Alaska wilderness near to Lake Clark. Photo: Janet Miles/6th Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards.

The Sweet Life

A sea lion sunbathes in water on the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Photo: Sue Hollis/6th Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Representing Animals

• Michael Standaert, Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry, The Guardian, February 25, 2020

If the Shoe Doesn’t Fit

Lalitpur, Nepal: A frog on a rain-soaked lotus leaf. Photo: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters.

The Call of the Heart

Dancing penguins. Photo: André B. Erlich/5th Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Dance from the Heart

Dancing... yeah! Photo: Martina Gebert/5th Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Dancing Matches

Dancing Matches by Aleksander Viktorovich Ivanov, Kronstadt, Russia. “When properly combined together even the individual parts of the flower can make a beautiful and curious composition”, says the photographer. Awarded “Commended” in the Macro Art category of the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY). Photo: Aleksandr Viktorovich Ivanov/International Garden Photographer of the Year.

A Life Outdoors

A hedgehog searches for food and water in Stirlingshire, Scotland, as the heatwave continues. Photo: Kay Roxby/Alamy.