Animals (Natl. Geo.) Page 19

A portrait of a wild African cheetah, Chris Johns

A portrait of a pair of juvenile African cheetahs, Chris Johns

A group of African cheetahs keep a wary eye out for predators and prey, Chris Johns

An African cheetah stands majestically on a large mound in front of a beautiful sunset, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus in the Zambezi River, Chris Johns

Lioness resting in the crotch of a tree, Chris Johns

Hippopotamuses basking in river water, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus showing territorial display of mouth-opening, Chris Johns

Crocodile in motion, Chris Johns

Crocodile in motion, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel with nose and whiskers on the alert, Chris Johns

A baby Eastern gray squirrel in its nest, Chris Johns

Portrait of an Eastern gray squirrel balancing on a wire, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel grooms a paw, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel eats a walnut, Chris Johns

An Eastern gray squirrel leaps through the air, Chris Johns

Two Eastern gray squirrels confront one another, Chris Johns

Finches eat sunflower seeds from a feeder, Chris Johns

A black rhinoceros cow and her calf, Chris Johns

A group of jackass penguins stands upright on a rock, Chris Johns

A meerkat stands with her young at her feet, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus yawning among water plants, Chris Johns

Hippopotamus showing territorial display of mouth-opening, Chris Johns

A dairy cow is silhouetted against a fiery sky near Mauna Kea, Chris Johns

A mongoose approaches a birds egg on the ground at Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve on Oahu, Chris Johns

A pair of Hawaiian or nene geese, Chris Johns

Close-up of an iiwi bird, Chris Johns

Side view of an iiwi bird perched on akala, Chris Johns

Detail from the wing of a Kamehameha butterfly, Chris Johns

A traditional Hawaiian feather cape composed of feathers from native birds, Chris Johns

View of an iiwi bird on akala or Hawaiian raspberry, Chris Johns

View of an iiwi bird on an akala or Hawaiian raspberry branch, Chris Johns

An aerial view of a herd of wildebeests, Chris Johns

An aerial view of flamingos flying, Chris Johns

An aerial view of a flying flock of flamingos, Chris Johns

A giraffe stands in the early morning mist, Chris Johns

A giraffe stands in the early morning mist, Chris Johns

Hippos swim through the Chobe River, Chris Johns

A crocodile pokes his head above the dense vegetation, Chris Johns

A crocodile hunts at the Banzi Pan dam, Chris Johns

A close view of a rare female flame-bordered Charyais butterfly, Chris Johns

A close view of a tinker reed frog, Chris Johns

A view of hippopotamuses lounging in the water, Chris Johns

Two elephants butt heads in play, Chris Johns

An elephant uses its trunk as a snorkel while swimming the Chobe River, Chris Johns

A herd of elephants move through the long grass near the Chobe River, Chris Johns

A dog snarls from inside a truck, Joel Sartore

The head of a dog balancing a dog biscuit upon its nose, Joel Sartore

A wood stork spreads its wings, Joel Sartore

A common garter snake strikes at an intruder, Joel Sartore

Close up of an African eagle owl, Joel Sartore

A common garter snake strikes at an intruder, Joel Sartore

A dog growls at the photographer from inside a truck, Joel Sartore

A man and a trained grizzly bear snarl for the camera, Joel Sartore