Wildlife

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1st classified

Crabeater Seals on Ice
by Florian Ledoux


A group of Crabeater Seals resting on the ice of the Antarctic peninsula between one dive and another, in search of food.

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Runner up

Alone
by Diana Buzoianu


On a harsh winter day, the interesting colors of the sea waves hitting a beach on the English coast create a pleasant atmosphere in which a seal apparently intrigued by the presence of the drone emerges.

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Highly commended

Crocodiles
by Ignacio Medem


Over 100 crocodiles gather around the rests of a dead hippo.

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Feeding Time
by Josh Jaggard


An otter eating a lumpsucker fish on the seaweed. Slowly getting closer and closer I was able to photograph this otter from above with the amazing colours and patterns of the seaweed around him.

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Natures Calling
by Marc Stickler


The carcass of an elephant in an advanced state of decomposition lies alone in the midst of the vegetation of the Okavango Delta. The presence of the animal's fangs excludes a death caused by poaching.

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Nomads
by Bachir Moukarzel


Camels travelling through the Dubai desert at sunrise, in search of food and water.

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The Wait
by Csaba Tokolyi


A Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) rests on a bit of land surrounded by partly frozen water deep in the tidal range of Hudson Bay. Climate change affects their lives by shortening the season of sea ice on which they can prowl to hunt for seals - their only diet.

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Homeland 1
by Chengjun Yu


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Salt caravans in the Tenere Desert
by George Steinmetz


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Shadow's Life
by Ahmed Al-ali


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Over a million flamingos
by Franco Cappellari


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Humpback Whale feeding
by Florian Ledoux


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Black Sheep
by Andrea Marongiu


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Hie013
by Hien Phuoc


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Flamingos
by Talal Al Rabah


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Crabeater Seals Feeding
by Florian Ledoux


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Flying with famingos
by Lynn Emery


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follow the leader
by Lynn Emery


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Watching eggs
by Nenad Martic


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