German photographer Sascha Fonseca captured this image of a snow leopard in the mountains of Ladakh in northern India.
German photographer Sascha Fonseca captured this image of a snow leopard in the mountains of Ladakh in northern India.
Sascha Fonseca/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Dutch photographer Auke-Florian Hiemstra shot this photo of a young perch fish trapped inside a discarded surgical glove in Leiden, Netherlands.
Dutch photographer Auke-Florian Hiemstra shot this photo of a young perch fish trapped inside a discarded surgical glove in Leiden, Netherlands.
Auke-Florian Hiemstra/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
British photographer Bertie Gregory took this image of a female gray wolf walking on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
British photographer Bertie Gregory took this image of a female gray wolf walking on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
Bertie Gregory/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Two red foxes nuzzle on Prince Edward Island in Canada, photographed by Canadian Brittany Crossman.
Two red foxes nuzzle on Prince Edward Island in Canada, photographed by Canadian Brittany Crossman.
Brittany Crossman/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Caribbean flamingos in the Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, shot by Mexican photographer Claudio Contreras Koob.
Caribbean flamingos in the Rio Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in Mexico, shot by Mexican photographer Claudio Contreras Koob.
Claudio Contreras Koob/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A glaucous-winged gull waiting for returning fishermen in Hokkaido island in Japan, shot by French photographer Chloé Bès.<br /><br />
A glaucous-winged gull waiting for returning fishermen in Hokkaido island in Japan, shot by French photographer Chloé Bès.
Chloé Bès/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Spanish photographer Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal took this photo of a gecko on a wall covered in a graffiti cat in his hometown of Corella.
Spanish photographer Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal took this photo of a gecko on a wall covered in a graffiti cat in his hometown of Corella.
Eduardo Blanco Mendizabal/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
British photographer Sam Rowley captured this image of a spotted hyena in Harar, Ethiopia.
British photographer Sam Rowley captured this image of a spotted hyena in Harar, Ethiopia.
Sam Rowley/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A snowshoe hare photographed by US photographer Deena Sveinsson in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
A snowshoe hare photographed by US photographer Deena Sveinsson in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
Deena Sveinsson/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Fishermen try to catch glass eels in the Dominican Republic, shot by Dominican photographer Eladio Fernandez.
Fishermen try to catch glass eels in the Dominican Republic, shot by Dominican photographer Eladio Fernandez.
Eladio Fernandez/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Spanish photographer Igor Altuna shot this image of a leopard carrying a dead Kinda baboon in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park.
Spanish photographer Igor Altuna shot this image of a leopard carrying a dead Kinda baboon in Zambia's South Luangwa National Park.
Igor Altuna/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Spanish photographer Jaime Culebras got this shot of a Mindo glass frog in the Río Manduriacu Reserve in northwest Ecuador.
Spanish photographer Jaime Culebras got this shot of a Mindo glass frog in the Río Manduriacu Reserve in northwest Ecuador.
Jaime Culebras/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
This stuffed Andean cat was photographed by US photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht in Abra Granada, Argentina.
This stuffed Andean cat was photographed by US photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht in Abra Granada, Argentina.
Sebastian Kennerknecht/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
US photographer Jodi Frediani photographed these northern right whale dolphins in Monterey Bay in California.
US photographer Jodi Frediani photographed these northern right whale dolphins in Monterey Bay in California.
Jodi Frediani/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Spanish photographer Marina Cano took this image of a male lion named Olobor in Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Spanish photographer Marina Cano took this image of a male lion named Olobor in Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Marina Cano/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Canadian photographer Martin Gregus took this shot of a polar bear cub playing in fireweed on the coast of Hudson Bay in Canada.
Canadian photographer Martin Gregus took this shot of a polar bear cub playing in fireweed on the coast of Hudson Bay in Canada.
Martin Gregus/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A domestic cat is pictured with a chaffinch it has caught in this image by Polish photographer Michał Michlewicz, taken in Radolinek, a small village in western Poland.
A domestic cat is pictured with a chaffinch it has caught in this image by Polish photographer Michał Michlewicz, taken in Radolinek, a small village in western Poland.
Michał Michlewicz/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Golden snub-nosed monkeys huddle together in this photo by Chinese photographer Minqiang Lu, taken in the Qinling Mountains in China's Shaanxi province.
Golden snub-nosed monkeys huddle together in this photo by Chinese photographer Minqiang Lu, taken in the Qinling Mountains in China's Shaanxi province.
Minqiang Lu/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Spanish photographer Miquel Angel Artús Illana captured this image of two female muskoxen attacking each other in Norway's Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park.
Spanish photographer Miquel Angel Artús Illana captured this image of two female muskoxen attacking each other in Norway's Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjella National Park.
Miquel Angel Artús Illana/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
British photographer Simon Withyman took this photo of a young red fox injured by plastic barrier netting in Bristol, England.
British photographer Simon Withyman took this photo of a young red fox injured by plastic barrier netting in Bristol, England.
Simon Withyman/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
British photographer Nicholas More captured this image of a male Bargibant's seahorse off the coast of Bali in Indonesia.
British photographer Nicholas More captured this image of a male Bargibant's seahorse off the coast of Bali in Indonesia.
Nicholas More/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
South African photographer Richard Flack took this photo of crested guineafowl as one scratched the other's head and ear, captured in South Africa's Kruger National Park.
South African photographer Richard Flack took this photo of crested guineafowl as one scratched the other's head and ear, captured in South Africa's Kruger National Park.
Richard Flack/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Spanish photographer Roberto García-Roa captured a moment of combat between a pompilid wasp and an ornate Ctenus spider in Tambopata, Peru.
Spanish photographer Roberto García-Roa captured a moment of combat between a pompilid wasp and an ornate Ctenus spider in Tambopata, Peru.
Roberto García-Roa/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
US photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht took this photo of the elusive African golden cat in Uganda's Kibale National Park.
US photographer Sebastian Kennerknecht took this photo of the elusive African golden cat in Uganda's Kibale National Park.
Sebastian Kennerknecht/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Finnish photographer Sami Vartiainen took this photo of a badger in a forest near Helsinki.
Finnish photographer Sami Vartiainen took this photo of a badger in a forest near Helsinki.
Sami Vartiainen/Wildlife Photographer of the Year