A white-headed langur grooms her baby in Chonggzuo Eco-park. Guangxi Province, China. A group of Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys crosses a pile of downed logs. Baima Snow Mountains, Yunnan Province, China. Vibrant fall colors provide the backdrop for a mother and nursing baby Yunnan snub-nosed monkey. Baima Snow Mountains, Yunnan Province, China. A provisioned family of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys enjoys a snack of peanuts. Baima Snow Mountains, Yunnan Province, China. A breeding pair of crested ibis represents an exceptional conservation success story. Once believed extinct, 7 pairs of crested ibis were discovered in a village in China in the late 1990s. They were protected and a breeding program was started, and they now number over 1000. Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province, China. Adult male Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys fighting for dominance. Baima Snow Mountains, Yunnan Province, China. Shooters of different kinds. Paul Nicklen, using a 600 mm lens, stands next to our guide, Gideon Qanaak, using a .30-06 rifle. They are both after the elusive narwhal. Lancaster Sound, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A badger emerges from a hole with a dead pika in its mouth. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. An ivory gull against snow and ice. Lancaster Sound, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. A beluga whale flips over and looks up at the camera as it swims underneath me. Lancaster Sound, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. The tail fluke of northern right (bowhead) whale set against the background of sunset over Lancaster Sound. Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada. LEFT: A walrus with her new pup. Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada. RIGHT: The first true sunset of the Arctic summer at Igloolik. Nunavut, Canada. A group of King Eiders flies by the floe edge near Igloolik. Nunavut, Canada. A sleepy spirit bear rests his head on a luxuriant bed of moss in the Great Bear Rainforest, BC, Canada. A spirit bear keeps his eyes on the prize, a large, egg-filled, female salmon. Great Bear Rainforest, BC, Canada. After catching a female salmon, a spirit bear opens her belly using his nail with near surgical precision and eats the eggs. Great Bear Rainforest, BC, Canada. Three tundra swans take to the air after feeding at the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge, WA.