The animal kingdom is host to a whole variety of creatures, some of them cute and cuddly, others scary and fearsome, and they come in all shapes and forms. Whatever the species, though, there is one thing that they all have in common - they are all great and beautiful in their own way. Over the last few years I have photographed a whole variety of different animal species in a variety of different settings and locations and here I present the first of what I suspect may be many photobooks packed full of the very best animal photos I have to offer. Featuring photos of varied species such as swans, ducks, penguins, sealions, seals, otters, fish, sharks, rays, jellyfish, seahorses, starfish, crabs, lobsters, insects, reptiles, lizards, turtles, frogs, butterflies and domestic cats, not to mention a range of other animals, taken at a variety of locations including Milton Keynes' Caldecotte Park, the Welsh Mountain Zoo, Chester Zoo, Seaquarium Rhyl, Anglesey Sea Zoo, the Blue Planet Aquarium, Pili Palas Nature World and Llandudno, I hope that you will find much greatness and beauty to be seen in all the animals shown within. And here's to many more great animal photos in the years to come.

Robert Mann MA