Photo of the day

Sahara Desert: The rare Mali elephant undertakes the longest elephant migration on earth – a 300-mile circle around the heart of landlocked Mali in West Africa. Traversing the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, the only way to survive is to keep moving across the scorched earth – from water to water, food to food – both in desperately short supply. This image is from Move or Die.

A seal dives under the ice. In Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, filmmaker Bertie Gregory travels to the Canadian Arctic and braves freezing temperatures for rare encounters with polar bears, wolves, harp seals and other wildlife. This image is from Wild_Life: The Big Freeze.

Petra, Jordan: The Treasury at Petra. This image is from Buried Secrets of The Bible with Albert Lin.

Israel: Albert Lin abseiling into Salt Cave. This image is from Buried Secrets of The Bible with Albert Lin.

Costa Rica: The colonies of Eciton burchelli, an army ant, range in size from 300,000 to 700,000. Swarms of E. burchelli can reach 15 yards wide. The swarm raid allows the ants to capture a wide variety of prey by swarming around the prey and closing in on all sides, so that they cannot escape. This image is from Move or Die.

Israel: Albert Lin atop Masada overlooking the Jordan Rift Valley. This image is from Buried Secrets of The Bible with Albert Lin.

Two-legged chihuahua Roo and his best buddy Penny, a silkie chicken celebrate the holiday — season's greetings from one unusual animal pair! Both of these two-legged orphans found friendship, and family, with one another after being rescued by Alicia Williams, a worker at Duluth Animal Hospital. This image is from Unlikely Animal Friend.

A polar bear cub cuddles its mother. In Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, filmmaker Bertie Gregory travels to the Canadian Arctic and braves freezing temperatures for rare encounters with polar bears, wolves, harp seals and other wildlife. This image is from Wild_Life: The Big Freeze.

Costa Rica: The colonies of Eciton burchelli, an army ant, range in size from 300,000 to 700,000. Swarms of E. burchelli can reach 15 yards wide. The swarm raid allows the ants to capture a wide variety of prey by swarming around the prey and closing in on all sides, so that they cannot escape. This image is from Move or Die.

CGI: A fire rages over the N236 road. This image is from Witness to Disaster.

Cheetah chasing a warthog at top speed. This image is from World's Deadliest Lion.

Two seals face-to-face in the arctic snow. In Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, filmmaker Bertie Gregory travels to the Canadian Arctic and braves freezing temperatures for rare encounters with polar bears, wolves, harp seals and other wildlife. This image is from Wild_Life: The Big Freeze.

Sahara Desert: The rare Mali elephant undertakes the longest elephant migration on earth a 300-mile circle around the heart of landlocked Mali in West Africa. Traversing the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, the only way to survive is to keep moving across the scorched earth from water to water, food to food both in desperately short supply. This image is from Move or Die.

A wolf walks through the arctic snow. In Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, filmmaker Bertie Gregory travels to the Canadian Arctic and braves freezing temperatures for rare encounters with polar bears, wolves, harp seals and other wildlife. This image is from Wild_Life: The Big Freeze.

Avalanche on Everest hitting Base Camp. This image is from Witness to Disaster.

A fox pauses in the arctic. In Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, filmmaker Bertie Gregory travels to the Canadian Arctic and braves freezing temperatures for rare encounters with polar bears, wolves, harp seals and other wildlife. This image is from Wild_Life: The Big Freeze.

Petra, Jordan: Petra's Treasury at night. This image is from Buried Secrets of The Bible with Albert Lin.

USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Brown Bear catching Salmon in river, side view. This image is from World's Deadliest Lion.

Israel: Albert Lin and Dr. Adi Torfstein walking through canyon in the Dead Sea Rift valley. This image is from Buried Secrets of The Bible with Albert Lin.

In Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, filmmaker Bertie Gregory travels to the Canadian Arctic and braves freezing temperatures for rare encounters with polar bears, wolves, harp seals and other wildlife. This image is from Wild_Life: The Big Freeze.

Western Wyoming, Grand Teton National Park: In the untamed early days of the American West, pronghorn were plentiful, proud and moved freely. One small herd of around 200 follows its ancient migration. Driven by the seasons, their migration from the mountains to the valleys and back has always been a tough journey, but now fences, borders, bloated rivers and other constraints have created blockades and bottlenecks that result in devastating losses for this critically endangered species. This image is from Move or Die.

Jordan: Excavation at Tall el-Hammam. This image is from Buried Secrets of The Bible with Albert Lin.

A puff adder digs in. This ambush predator swiftly injects its prey with up to 350 milligrams of cytotoxic venom. This image is from World's Deadliest Lion.

Lhakpa Jangba talks about losing his family during the avalanche in Langtang. This image is from Witness to Disaster.

A moose seen from overhead as it walks through the snow. In Wild_Life: The Big Freeze, filmmaker Bertie Gregory travels to the Canadian Arctic and braves freezing temperatures for rare encounters with polar bears, wolves, harp seals and other wildlife. This image is from Wild_Life: The Big Freeze.

This leopard used tree-climbing abilities to its advantage, leaping down to surprise his kill and dragging prey over twice its weight up to avoid the envy of others. This image is from World's Deadliest Lion.

Costa Rica: The colonies of Eciton burchelli, an army ant, range in size from 300,000 to 700,000. Swarms of E. burchelli can reach 15 yards wide. The swarm raid allows the ants to capture a wide variety of prey by swarming around the prey and closing in on all sides, so that they cannot escape. This image is from Move or Die.

Portugal: Landscape scorched by wildfire in Pedrógão Grande region, Portugal. This image is from Witness to Disaster.

Meerkat sentries stand guard over their home, prepared to take on any less-than-friendly neighbors. Sometimes they may run away, but on some occasions they will fight brutal battles. This image is from World's Deadliest Lion.

Cairo, Egypt: (Left to right) Albert Lin and Dr Meredith Brand inspect the Merneptah Stele at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. This image is from Buried Secrets of The Bible with Albert Lin.

Peregrine falcons fly with speed and precision that makes taking a pigeon down mid-flight an easy task. They're used in some airports to prevent bird-plane collisions, increasing flight safety. This image is from World's Deadliest Lion.