Guarding Collection

Suricate / Meerkat - family with young on the lookout at the edge of its burrow. Kalahari Desert, Namibia, Africa
TD-1484-c Suricate / Meerkat - family with young on the lookout at the edge of its burrow. Kalahari Desert, Namibia, Africa

Suricate / Meerkat - family with young on the lookout at the edge of its burrow. Kalahari Desert, Namibia, Africa
TD-1484-c1 Suricate / Meerkat - family with young on the lookout at the edge of its burrow. Kalahari Desert, Namibia, Africa

10 Downing Street
The entrance to 10 Downing Street as it was in the 1990s before the massive security that followed 9/11. Date: circa 1990s

Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. Artist: Leon-Maxime Faivre
Deux meres ( Two Mothers ), 1888. From the Musee d Orsay, Paris

Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Protecting sheep - Pyrenees France
CAN-3540 Pyrenean Mountain Dog - Protecting sheep Pyrenees France John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Suricate / Meerkat On the lookout
CH-4048-m Meercats / Suricates - on look out all looking in different directions Africa Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Scottish Deerhound, guarding a dead deer Date: 20th century

English Bulldog - Lying down with tongue sticking out
LA-1377 English BULLDOG - tired, lying down with tongue sticking out Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Black Labrador - on hind legs looking over fence
LA-3101 Black Labrador - on hind legs looking over fence Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Suricate / Meerkat - family with young wearing Christmas hats. Digital Manipulation: Hats JD
TD-1484-c-m2 Suricate / Meerkat - family with young wearing Christmas hats Suricata suricatta Digitally manipulated image Thomas Dressler Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon
LB-10906 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - at nest carrying egg cocoon Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Anatolian Shepherd Dog - with herd of goats (Dog used by Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia to deter cheetahs)
SE-378 Anatolian Shepherd Dog - with herd of goats Cheetah Conservation Fund - Namibia Dog used by Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia to deter cheetahs from preying on livestock Suzi Eszterhas

Meerkat or suricate (Suricata suricatta) standing guard duty, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompassing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Pyrenean Mountain Dog Protecting sheep, Pyrenees, France
CAN-1971 Pyrenean Mountain DOG - protecting sheep Pyrenees, France Used for protecting sheep. Also known as Great Pyrenees or Chien des Pyrenees John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for

Cheetah - with 6 week old cubs, endangered species
RS-167 CHEETAH - with four 6 week-old cubs endangered species. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, Africa Acinonyx jubatus Robyn Stewart Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, Mausoleum of the first Qin Emperor, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Suricate / Meerkat - babysitters with young Kalahari Desert, Namibia, Africa
CH-5822 Suricate / Meerkat - adult babysitters & young Kalahari Desert, Namibia, Africa. Suricata suricatta Clem Haagner Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cat - Chartreux kitten with German Shephern / Alsatian puppy
LA-5108 Cat - Chartreux kitten with German Shephern / Alsatian puppy Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Emperor Penguin - adult and chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11389 Emperor Penguin - adult and chick Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Emperor Penguin - adult and chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11372 Emperor Penguin - adult and chick Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Budapest, Hungary

Burrowing Owl Llanos, Venezuela
WAT-8385 Burrowing Owl Llanos, Venezuela Speotyto cunicularia M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

African ELEPHANT - female / cow with young calf
TOM-584 African ELEPHANT - female / cow with young calf Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe Loxodonta africana Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Kestrel / Falcon - at nest, head on, both eyes visible
WAT-5453 KESTREL - at nest, head on, both eyes visible. Falco tinnunculus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Guardian Angel
Chromolithograph Devotional Card - Protection provided by your Guardian Angel. 1911

Clan Macgillivray
Clan MACGILLIVRAY guarding the battlements 0f his castle

Indian / Asian Elephants - young communicating with adult Corbett National Park, India
JR-974 Indian / Asian Elephants - young communicating with adult Corbett National Park, India. Elephas maximus Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Emperor Penguin - adult and two chick. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11179 Emperor Penguin - adult and two chick. Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Australian Sheep Dogs - Puppies looking over fence
LA-1353 Australian Sheepdogs - Puppies looking over fence Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

DOG - pug sitting behind wheel of car
LA-1331 DOG - pug sitting behind wheel of car Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wagner / Schalk / Leipzig
RICHARD WAGNER German composer and his son, Siegfried, slay the Critic Dragon and gain the treasure it was guarding, in a parody of the Nibelungen story

Emperor Penguin - adults and chicks. Snow hill island - Antarctica
WAT-11127 Emperor Penguin - adults and chicks Snow Hill Island, Antarctica Aptenodytes forsteri M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black-tailed Prairie Dog - pair on alert for danger, Emmen, Holland
USH-3121 Black-tailed Prairie Dog - pair on alert for danger Cynomys ludovicianus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Suricate / Meerkat - Sentry keeping watch for predators with youngster close-by
ASW-4347 Suricate / Meerkat - Sentry keeping watch for predators with youngster close-by Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa. Suricata suricatta Alan J. S

The Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia

TSM H. 1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I (1494-1566) the Magnificent, in 1529
XIR172634 TSM H.1524 Siege of Vienna by Suleyman I (1494-1566) the Magnificent, in 1529, from the Hunername by Lokman, 1588 (gouache on paper) by Islamic School

Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, bust of a Cavalryman, Xian, Shaanxi Province, China, Asia

Ammunition Bus, First World War
Motor bus loaded with ammunition and well guarded leaving the magazine in Hyde Park during World War I

German Shepherd / Alsatian - Snarling showing severe aggression with teeth shwowing JPF53070
JPF-13953 German Shepherd / Alsatian - Snarling showing severe aggression with teeth showing Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Oystercatcher - male on alert in nesting territory, Texel, Holland
USH-3565 Oystercatcher - male on alert in nesting territory Texel, Holland Haematopus ostralegus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Boomslang Snake Showing fangs Chobe, Botswana, Africa
CRH-261 Boomslang Snake - Showing fangs shows fangs, Botswana Dispholidus typus Chris Harvey Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Canada Goose - Female sitting on nest-The most common and best-known goose
CAN-2134 Canada Goose - Female sitting on nest New York, USA Branta canadensis John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lapwing or Peewit - Vnel lus vulga ris, c1910, (1910). Artist: George James Rankin
Lapwing or Peewit - Vnel lus vulga ris, c1910, (1910). From Britains Birds and Their Nests, by A. Landsborough Thomson. [The Waverley Book Company, Limited, W. & R

Poor children in an attic (engraving)
3101267 Poor children in an attic (engraving) by Bernard, Frederick L. (1846-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor children in an attic)

Jean Valjean watching over Cosette asleep, illustration from Les Miserables
XIR163457 Jean Valjean watching over Cosette asleep, illustration from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (engraving) by Brion, Gustave (1824-77) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Black pug lying in front of the front-door in the sunshine

Hamster -Cricetus cricetus-, alert young in a meadow, Austria

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"Guardians of the Wild: Suricate Families on High Alert in Namibia's Kalahari Desert" In the vast expanse of the Kalahari Desert, a remarkable sight unfolds as a suricate family stands guard at the edge of their burrow. With their keen eyes scanning the horizon, these meerkats are nature's sentinels, protecting their young from any lurking danger. Meanwhile, in bustling London, another form of guardianship takes place. 10 Downing Street stands tall and proud, its iconic black door watched over by diligent security personnel. They stand firm day and night, ensuring that our leaders remain safe within those historic walls. Back in Namibia's arid landscape, we witness an adorable twist to this vigilant behavior. A suricate family dons Christmas hats through digital manipulation - a whimsical reminder that even amidst harsh conditions, joy can be found when guarding one another. But it is not only meerkats who take up this noble duty; Scottish Deerhounds also join the ranks of protectors. Majestic and regal with their slender frames and watchful gazes, they embody loyalty as they keep a close eye on their surroundings. Leon-Maxime Faivre captured yet another facet of guardianship in his painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers)". This heartwarming artwork portrays two mothers caring for their children with unwavering love and protection - a universal theme resonating across species boundaries. From paintings to photographs, dogs continue to showcase their innate protective instincts. An English Bulldog lies down with its tongue sticking out playfully while remaining ever-vigilant. A Black Labrador peers over a fence on hind legs like an attentive guardian surveying its territory. Nature too has its own guardianship beyond furry creatures. The Tarantula or Bird-eating Spider carries an egg cocoon back to its nest - safeguarding future generations amidst potential threats.