Beautiful Wildlife Photos: Capturing the Splendor of Animals

Let’s take a look at the wildlife of our planet through the lenses of photographers from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, organized by the Natural History Museum in London.

Intimate Connection
The courtship of two black crows.

Head to Head
Fighting male reindeer in Spitsbergen.

The Great Swim
Cheetahs battling the rushing waters of the Talek River in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Apollo’s Landing
A butterfly resting on a daisy.

Pose
A proboscis monkey tilting its head slightly and closing its eyes, posing for a few seconds as if in meditation.

Keep Searching
A lioness concealed behind a screen of grass.

Amur Tiger in the Night
The tiger’s coat perfectly blends with the surrounding environment.

The Great Sunrise
A family of great crested grebes.

When Mom Says “Run”
Spotting a fox nearby, a Pallas’s cat mother leads her kittens into the safety of their den.

Child’s Play
Adult ibexes circumvent the edge of a cliff, but the kids can’t resist leaping across the ravine.