These poignant portraits look to shine awareness on the plight of some of the world’s most endangered ecosystems and species of wildlife. The images combine animals, art and celebrity, with Asia's top models posing with the likes of rhinos, giraffes, leopards and marine life. Here: Mikki Yao with an Asian Elephant. (Photo by Sean Lee-Davies/Caters News)

Period-costumed actors participate in the 150th anniversary re-enactment of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Museum of Confederacy in Appomattox, Virginia, April 9, 2015. (Photo by Jay Paul/Reuters)

Singer Paulina Rubio performs during the Latin Billboard Awards, Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Coral Gables, Fla. (Photo by Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)

A baby giant panda plays at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China, January 22, 2017. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

A rag-and-bone woman stands next to carriages of a coal train outside a coal mine of the state-owned Longmay Group on the outskirts of Jixi, in Heilongjiang province, China, October 22, 2015. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (C) walks towards the media after casting his vote for the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, June 29, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

A woman dressed in a Tang-dynasty costume performs at a show by designer Chu Yan at China Fashion Week in Beijing, China, October 30, 2018. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)