Photo of the day

Ethiopia: Braveheart's face watching the bachelors. This image is from King of the Mountain Baboons.

Port Royal, Jamaica: Scenic shot of the dive site. This image is from Drain the Sunken Pirate City.

South Africa: Bee sitting on the lip of a pitcher plant. The pitcher's vibrant colours and nectar-laden lip attracts insects, which, once taken in, often fall victim to it's slippery and sticky opening, falling in to their death. This image is from Incredible Gulpers.

Suva, Fiji: Young devotee is pierced by priests as a sign of devotion, before making the walk back to Sangam Temple. This image is from My Pacific Quest.

Ethiopia: Braveheart watches over his herd and shows off his red chest patch. This image is from King of the Mountain Baboons.

Deep cuts in the reef at Millennium Atoll. Coral reefs are some of the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on Earth. Coral reefs support more species per unit area than any other marine environment, including about 4,000 species of fish, 800 species of hard corals and hundreds of other species. Scientists estimate that there may be another 1 to 8 million undiscovered species of organisms living in and around reefs. This image is from New Wave Warriors.

South Africa: Grasshopper (Caelifera spp.) sitting on the edge of a leaf. This image is from Incredible Gulpers.

Nazi Megastructures travels the Nazi Empire to uncover what remains of Hitler’s quest for world domination. This image is from Nazi Megastructures.

A school of Hammerheads swim in the open water. This image is from New Wave Warriors.

Sandy Beach, South Africa: King penguins walking on beach. Penguins are typically prey for orcas. This image is from Africa's Deadliest.

Suva, Fiji: An older high priest during the Hindu fire walk. This image is from My Pacific Quest.

Sting ray deep beneath one of the world's best surf spots, Cortes Bank. Cortes is like a washing machine of currents that whips the beautiful kelp forest (and it's inhabitants) around. This image is from New Wave Warriors.

Auckland Islands, New Zealand: Yellow-eyed penguin chick. This image is from Savage Island Giants.

South Africa: African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) face, revealing it's large eyes. African bullfrogs have massive bodies, with mouths and an appetite to match. This image is from Incredible Gulpers.

In Gniezno, central Poland, conflict archaeologist Tony Pollard explores an abandoned site of Hitler’s wartime rail network. This image is from Nazi Megastructures.

Mpumalanga, South Africa: Resting leopard at Mala Mala Game Reserve. This image is from Africa's Deadliest.

Toraja, Indonesia: Men carry the coffin of Deborah Bura Sampetoding to its cliff-side burial site. This image is from Explorer.

Mexico: Blue-footed boobies. This image is from The Desert Sea.

Port Royal, Jamaica: View overlooking the remains of the Naval Hospital, on to the site of the sunken city. This image is from Drain the Sunken Pirate City.

Auckland Islands, New Zealand: Female New Zealand sea lion, Enderby Island. This image is from Savage Island Giants.