He said he had a split second to adjust his camera settings and capture the moment before the newts swam away. Following a storm, it took hours of searching by helicopter for US photographer Jennifer Hayes to find this fractured sea ice used as a birthing platform by harp seals.
Every autumn, harp seals migrate south from the Arctic to their breeding grounds, delaying births until the sea ice forms. But they depend on the ice - which means that future population numbers are likely to be affected by climate change. Justin Gilligan, from Australia, created the reflection of a marine ranger among the seaweed for this striking photograph, taken at the world's southernmost tropical reef.
He said he wanted to show how careful human management helps preserve a vibrant seaweed jungle - and had just 40 minutes in which tide conditions were right to get his image. A second winning spider shot for Wizen, who found this venomous Brazilian wandering spider hiding under his bed after noticing tiny spiders all over the room.
Rather than run away, he grabbed his camera to capture what is one of the world's most venomous spiders, which is the size of a human hand. Using a drone, Javier Lafuente, from Spain, captures the stark line of a road slicing through a wetland landscape, which is home to more than a hundred species of birds. Adam Oswell, from Australia, said he was disturbed by this scene of zoo visitors watching a young elephant perform under water.
Elephant tourism has increased across Asia and in Thailand there are now said to be more elephants in captivity than in the wild. Brent Stirton, from South Africa, profiled a rehabilitation centre caring for chimpanzees orphaned by the bushmeat trade in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This image shows the director of the centre sitting with a newly rescued chimp she is slowly introducing to the others. Organized by the Natural History Museum in London, the 57th edition of the contest saw 50, entries from 95 countries vying for a prize -- with shots ranging from a reindeer battle to a venomous spider hiding under a bed.
French underwater photographer Laurent Ballesta was crowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his photo of camouflage groupers exiting their milky cloud of eggs and sperm in a biosphere reserve in Fakarava, French Polynesia.
Ballesta returned to the Fakarava lagoon five years in a row to capture the annual spawning that takes place around the July full moon. Published: AM. Wildlife photographer of the year highly commended — in pictures. Wildlife photographer of the year people's choice — in pictures.
The competition is run by the Natural History Museum in London. The intimate moment, in which the tigress is marking her territory, will feature alongside other category winners in an exhibition at the Natural History Museum from Friday 16 October.
Image of tiger hugging tree wins wildlife photographer award. Sergey Gorshkov left a hidden camera in a Russian forest for 11 months to capture the big cat. Wildlife photographer of the year , highly commended — in pictures. Dragging the goose into a crevice, the cub attempted to eat its prize while blocking access to the others. Great Crested Sunrise. The grebes build a nest of aquatic plant material, often among reeds at the edge of shallow water.
Here the backlings will live for the next two to three weeks, being fed as fast as their parents can manage. Even when a youngster has grown enough to be able to swim properly, it will still be fed, for many more weeks, until it fledges. Life in the Balance.
Behavior Amphibians and Reptiles Winner: A Manduriacu glass frog snacks on a spider in the foothills of the Andes, in northwestern Ecuador. As big consumers of invertebrates, glass frogs play a key part in maintaining balanced ecosystems. But the frogs were elusive and the downpour was growing heavier and heavier. As he turned back, he was thrilled to spot one small frog clinging to a branch, its eyes shimmering like mosaics. We want to hear what you think about this article.
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