Sleeping monkeys, anacondas wrestling and more... When Mother Nature wows us
The animal kingdom comes alive in these 12 images that won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year, a contest run by the Natural History Museum. Take a look and we are sure you will be wowed
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Wetland Wrestle: A yellow anaconda coils itself around the snout of a caiman. Image Courtesy: Karine Aigner/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Frontier of the Lynx: a lynx stretching in the early evening sunshine, its body mirroring the undulating wilderness. Image Courtesy: Igor Metelskiy/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Practice Makes Perfect: a young falcon practising its hunting skills on a butterfly, above its sea-cliff nest. Image Courtesy: Jack Zhi/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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The Demolition Squad: Ingo Arndt documents the efficient dismemberment of a blue ground beetle by red wood ants. Image Courtesy: Ingo Arndt/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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A Tranquil Moment: This baby toque macaque was happily suckling milk from it’s mother. It was so relaxed it almost fell asleep. Image Courtesy: Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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On Watch: A lynx resting, with its fully grown young sheltering from the cold wind behind it. Image Courtesy: John E Marriott/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Tiger in Town: A tiger on a hillside against the backdrop of a town where forests once grew. Image Courtesy: Robin Darius Conz/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Free as a Bird: A delicate stonechat bird is contrasted with a hefty chain. Image Courtesy: Alberto Román Gómez/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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The Swarm of Life: Western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) tadpoles among lily pads in a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Image Courtesy: Shane Gross/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Life Under Dead Wood: The fruiting bodies of slime mould and a tiny springtail. Image Courtesy: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Dusting for New Evidence: Forensic expert from the MET London-Serious Crime Unit is working at Heathrow Airport to lift fingerprints of confiscated ivory. Image Courtesy: Britta Jaschinski/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Under the Waterline: A curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice. Image Courtesy: Matthew Smith/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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