Photo of the day

A shark embryo in Ryan Kempsters Lab. This image is from The Real Jaws.

Jigokudani, Japan: Kuro-san (Alpha male) holds Hiro (8-month-old baby) tightly during the cold weather. It is extremely rare for a male to hold and care for a baby in this way. This image is from Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys.

A wolf pup in Yellowstone National Park. Wolf pups are born deaf and blind. Their eyes open for the first time at about 12-14 days, and they can hear at about 20 days. This image is from Wild Yellowstone: She Wolf.

Zeb Hogan teams up with Will Crampton, an electric eel expert from University of Central Florida, to find monster-sized electric eels. To narrow down their search, they are using a device designed to pick up the electric field of electric eels. This image is from Monster Fish.

A great white shark breaching. This image is from Shark Kill Zone.

Nyungwe National Park: Angola colobus. This image is from Wild Nile.

Reenactment: Lt Col James Rudder and an anonymous ranger. This image is from WWII’s Greatest Raids.

Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia: A young orangutan hanging onto a dry looking branch. This image is from Orangutan Rescue.

San Juan River, Nicaragua, Central America: Zeb Hogan fishes from the river bank as night falls over the San Juan River. This image is from Monster Fish.

Washington, DC, USA: At a campaign fundraiser, Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton plays the saxophone on 21 Jan 1991. This image is from The '90s: The Decade That Connected Us.

Kentucky, USA: The guys (Billy Taylor, Bill Jr Taylor, Caleb Taylor and Chris Williams) prepare to dig for seng. This image is from Filthy Riches.

Jigokudani, Japan: Bubble relaxes with her eyes closed as another monkey gently grooms her in the hot spring. The snow monkeys of Jigokudani are world famous for spending the winter soaking up the warm waters of their own private hot spring. This image is from Wild Japan: Snow Monkeys.

Fishermen in Lake Victoria. This image is from Wild Nile.

A great white shark. This image is from The Real Jaws.

Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia: A very young orangutan in forest school as it stands on a very thin cable and clings to a cable above. This image is from Orangutan Rescue.

Philip Bialowitz, joined by other Sobibor escapees in Lubin 1944. This image is from Nazi Death Camp: The Great Escape.

Tordrillo Range, Alaska, USA: A team waiting atop a mountain peak. This image is from Ultimate Survivor Alaska.

Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain, from the grunge band Nirvana, in 1992. This image is from The '90s: The Decade That Connected Us.

Prague, Czech Republic: Prague Castle in the late afternoon sun. This image is from Access 360°: Prague.

A school of lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) stir up the white bottom as they scavenge for their share of food. This image is from Shark Kill Zone.

Yellowstone National Park: Deer is often the prey of a wolf pack hunt. This image is from Wild Yellowstone: She Wolf.

Parc des Volcans, Rwanda: A female mountain gorilla holding a baby. This image is from Kingdom of the Apes.

Washington, DC, USA: The Capitol building in Washington, DC. This image is from Drugs, Inc.

Perched above the sea in Flinders Chase National Park, the impressive Remarkable Rocks form what appear to be a cluster of precariously balanced granite boulders. This stunning work of nature has been shaped by the erosive forces of wind, sea spray and rain over some 500 million years. Golden orange lichen cover some of the rocks. This image is from Wild Australia.

Egypt: Pyramids of Gizeh. This image is from Wild Nile.

A reef shark shows off its teeth while swimming inbetween red snapper. This image is from Shark Kill Zone.

Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia: A young orangutan hanging from a tree. This image is from Orangutan Rescue.

Maine, USA: Jim sorts worms. This image is from Filthy Riches.

Essequibo River, Guyana: A close-up of a vampire fish shot underwater. Their large fangs fit into conical sockets in their top jaw. This image is from Monster Fish.

Prague, Czech Republic: The St. Vitus Cathedral against a blue sky. This image is from Access 360°: Prague.

Princess Diana, Princess of Wales with her sons Prince William and Prince Harry attend the Heads of State VE Remembrance Service in Hyde Park on May 7, 1995 in London, England. This image is from '90s Greatest.