Orphan Elephants, Kenya.
Giant mantas rays schooling and feeding in a strong current.


Photograph by Mauricio Handler

Falcons, Socotra
Following the guideline her life depends on, a diver threads the needle through a stalagmite forest in Dan’s Cave on Abaco Island. A single, misplaced fin kick can shatter mineral formations tens of thousands of years old.
Photograph by Wes C. Skiles

A female kestrel brings food to her nestlings on a cliff on Socotra's southern coast. These falcons, along with other raptors like the Socotra buzzard, are the main land predators on the island.
Photograph by Michael Melford

 

Chule, Tsum valley, Nepal
Tents glow in the Tsum valley which is in the Manaslu region of Nepal
Photograph by Alex Treadway