The towering stalks on Sagono Bamboo Forest | Kyoto, Japan

A male lion emerges from the bush meters from the game truck | Tuli, Botswana

Hugo, a young greyhound, takes a rest after an exhausting play-date with another rescue dog | Yorkshire, UK

Marwell Wildlife’s Amur tiger, Bagai, plays in his enclosure’s pool | Hampshire, UK

A young Japanese Macaque finds a toy in some pulled up flowers | Nagano, Japan

Surrounded by steam, this Japanese Macaque or ‘Snow Monkey’ enjoys the heat from the hot spring | Nagano, Japan

A male Grevy’s zebra on high alert | Lewa, Kenya

Various monkeys were often found around our camping sites and if you weren’t on the ball, they would soon have your lunch | The Gambia

Orphaned black rhino, Hope, stopping for a snack. Hope, along with 2 other young rhinos, is cared for by rangers 24/7 after her mother was killed by poachers | Kenya Edit: Sadly, since this photo was taken in 2015, Hope has passed away.

Marwell Wildlife’s Amur leopard, Akin, rests in a patch of sunshine | Hampshire, UK

A male Impala keeping watch for his herd. Note the characteristic ‘m’ on his rear end | Lewa, Kenya

Japanese macaque | Nagano, Japan

A young elephant shelters under it’s mothers leg | Kenya

A lake in the Welsh mountains on a crisp winter’s morning | Snowdonia, Wales

Kia, a shy rescue dog gets to grips with a donated agility course. She can nearly always be found with a toy in her mouth, as this provides her with comfort and support | Yorkshire, UK

Cotton-topped Tamarin | Hampshire, UK

Chester Zoo walk-through aviary | Chester, UK

Spring Daisies | UK

A herd of Plains Zebra disappears into the bush | Tuli, Botswana

3 year-old Amur Tiger, Bagai, making good use of his enclosure’s enrichment

An African Wild Dog shows off it’s teeth in London Zoo | London, UK