The Proud Parent Sri Lanka

The Proud Parent Sri LankaSnow Hill Island, Antarctica. An emperor penguin and chick. The breeding colony is a place of great activity, played out in the most extreme conditions imaginable. There is nothing on earth as beguilingor guaranteed to tug at the heartstringsas an emperor penguin chick (to both penguins and humans). For more information about Jonathan & Angela Scott, check out their Artist Bio page or visit TheBigCatPeople. com.

But if it feels threatened it is likely to charge with the speed of a steam train and the impact of a sledgehammer

This was one of those evenings when all the elements of sky

• Fabric weight: 5

9 oz/yd² (200 g/m²)

yet all they really want to do is to be left alone to feed and wallow

A frog swims tranquilly amidst a beautiful reflection

What could be more exciting than the sight of a bull elephant silhouetted beneath the spreading arms of a giant fig tree at the edge of Paradise Plain

the creature created from the odds and ends of nature’s plan

bodies lacerated with ripping wounds and thumb sized puncture holes from powerful claws and canines is to witness the reason that male lions are so much larger and powerful than females

aunts and nieces

She is a spotted sphinx at sunset

We never tire of photographing these magnificent birds