It’s that time of year when we’re reminded that wildlife photography isn’t only about majestic elk in misty forests or golden ...

The past 12 months have seen animals of all shapes, sizes and colours strut their stuff – here are just a few of the best pictures from the year ...

Rock art found in the Amazon rainforest carries images of the area's earliest inhabitants ... depictions of what appear to be now-extinct animals, such as the mastodon, a prehistoric relative ...