A snow and ice covered mountain plateau overlooking the Ross Sea. Ruin

A snow and ice covered mountain plateau overlooking the Ross Sea. RuinA snow and ice covered mountain plateau overlooking the Ross Sea. Royal Society Range, McMurdo Sound, Ross Island, Antarctica.

An ancient Buddhist monastery clinging to a sheer cliff on a Himalaya mountainside

The ceiling rafters of a 19th century grain storage shed built from locally quarried stones and timber

A tiny endangered Asian Elephant calf kisses the rump of a sibling

Ghostly scenes on the volcano caldera floor with a pair of critically endangered Black Rhinoceros

A cone-shaped mountain rises from the dark waters of an Arctic fjord beneath a storm laden sky

A palm tree silhouette against darkening tropical storm clouds

A brightly colored male golden pheasant in green foliage

Detail of jellyfish tentacles beneath bell

The corridor of a heritage building converted into an upmarket hotel

Ocean pools expand where the Antarctic sea ice is melting in summer near a research base

An orphaned African Elephant calf sleeping beneath a blanket in a bed of straw in a wildlife shelter barn

Tourists snorkel in clear seas at the base of a limestone island cliff Swallows Cave