It's the time of year when scientific organizations take a look back at some of the most amazing new animals, plants, fungi ...

But the world population of one sea duck, spectacled eider, spends winter on open areas between pack ice in the Bering Sea. The Arctic winter is even more challenging for animals that can't fly.

Anwen Whitehead, 15, Cnwch Coch in Aberystwyth, has won with her shot of a puffin resting in wildflowers on Skomer Island.

2019 saw some of the most astounding moments and adorable animals in the natural world on the BBC ... captivated by the amazing views in Earth from Space, or one of the cute Animal Babies videos ...

The teacher is looking into the water at fish swimming below the surface. But they’re not the only amazing animals to call it home. A frog jumps out behind the teacher with a loud “ribbit”.