Joseph Gatt The crested barbet.

Joseph Gatt A young child hugging a spotted fawn.

Joseph Gatt A hippopotamus from the South Luangwa National Park Zambia receives a lot of attention from a pair of local red-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus erythrorhynchus). The birds and the hippos have evolved a symbiotic relationship: the oxpeckers feed on external parasites, while the hippos benefit from the hygienic makeover. 📷 Daniela Anger

Joseph Gatt Jaguars are apex predators.

Timmy Walsh

Joseph Gatt When Siberian huskies accept a cat as one of their own.

Joseph Gatt A lion cub playing with an adult lion's tail.

Joseph Gatt An infant cygnet resting its head on its sleeping mother. This moment of intimacy was captured by Andy Parkinson, after patiently developing a bond of trust with a group of Mute Swans.

Joseph Gatt Brown bear cubs frolicking with their mother.