Two common brushtail possums peek out of their hiding place under the roof of a shower block in a holiday park in Yallingup, western Australia.
Two common brushtail possums peek out of their hiding place under the roof of a shower block in a holiday park in Yallingup, western Australia.
Gary Meredith/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A wandering spider eats the egg of a giant glass frog in Ecuador.
A wandering spider eats the egg of a giant glass frog in Ecuador.
Jaime Culebras/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A large, critically endangered male gharial carries his offspring in India. The animal is at least four meters long.
A large, critically endangered male gharial carries his offspring in India. The animal is at least four meters long.
Dhiritiman Mukherjee/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Mountain birds photographed high in the Swiss Alps.
Mountain birds photographed high in the Swiss Alps.
Alessandra Meniconzi/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A brown bear catches a salmon in Alaska's Katmai National Park.
A brown bear catches a salmon in Alaska's Katmai National Park.
Hannah Vijayan/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Tar sands in Alberta, Canada.
Tar sands in Alberta, Canada.
Garth Lenz/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A hippopotamus emerges from the mud to take a breath in Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve.
A hippopotamus emerges from the mud to take a breath in Kenya's Maasai Mara National Reserve.
Jose Fragoso/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Darkness falls on Fakarava Atoll, in French Polynesia, as molluscs begin to move and a grey reef shark glides past.
Darkness falls on Fakarava Atoll, in French Polynesia, as molluscs begin to move and a grey reef shark glides past.
Laurent Ballesta/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A red squirrel runs away from a pair of Ural owls, which prey on small mammals, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
A red squirrel runs away from a pair of Ural owls, which prey on small mammals, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido.
Makoto Ando/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A young fox holds onto a dead brown rat her brother is trying to steal from her.
A young fox holds onto a dead brown rat her brother is trying to steal from her.
Matthew Maran/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A market trader in Indonesia slices up fruit bats at his stall, which also stocks pythons and 'bush' rats.
A market trader in Indonesia slices up fruit bats at his stall, which also stocks pythons and 'bush' rats.
Quentin Martinez/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Dead albatrosses that drowned after getting hooked by longlines set by fishing boats off South Africa.
Dead albatrosses that drowned after getting hooked by longlines set by fishing boats off South Africa.
Thomas P. Peschak/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Araucaria trees in the Araucanía region of Chile.
Araucaria trees in the Araucanía region of Chile.
Andrea Pozzi/Wildlife Photographer of the Year