Every year, thousands of photographers submit pictures to London’s Natural History Museum in hopes of being crowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year. From seals under the ice to a hungry arctic fox, 2017’s pictures are pretty amazing! Here are a few of the finalists:
Swim gym by Laurent Ballesta (France)
A mother seal and her pup play under the ice in east Antarctica. Finalist 2017, Behaviour: Mammals.
Arctic treasure by Sergey Gorshkov (Russia)
A hungry arctic fox snatches an egg from a snow goose nest. Finalist 2017, Animal Portraits.
Glimpse of a lynx by Laura Albiac Vilas (Spain)
A lynx living in the Sierra de Andújar natural park in Spain. Finalist 2017, Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, 11-14 Years.
Winter pause by Mats Andersson (Sweden)
A squirrel trying to keep warm on a cold winter morning. Finalist 2017, Black and White.
The insiders by Qing Lin (China)
Clown fish and the parasitic isopods that live inside their mouths. Finalist 2017, Under Water.
Bold eagle by Klaus Nigge (Germany)
A very wet bald eagle. Finalist 2017, Animal Portraits
Sewage surfer by Justin Hofman (US)
A seahorse catches a ride on a floating cottonbud near Sumbawa Island, Indonesia. Finalist 2017, The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Single Image
Saguaro twist by Jack Dykinga (US)
A saguaro cacti in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert National Monument. Finalist 2017, Plants and Fungi
Bear hug by Ashleigh Scully (US)
A young brown bear cub wants to play. Finalist 2017, Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year, 11-14 Years
Resplendent delivery by Tyohar Kastiel (Israel)
A male resplendent quetzal on its way to deliver food to its chicks. Finalist 2017, Behaviour: Birds
The power of the matriarch by David Lloyd (New Zealand/UK)
A female elephant from Kenya’s Maasai Mara national reserve. Finalist 2017, Animal Portraits
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wow I love reading about animals
I just want to say thank you nature for giving us this incredible world with all of the incredible animals, plants, mountains, oceans and every thing!
wow all the photos I saw were amazing
this was amazing! i LOVE the pictures!!
I love all of them!
Hey foxes are so cute
Um hello guys I broak my arm
Wow sea horses are sooooooooooooo smallllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Sea horses are really small
So cute and beautiful
I like the fox
all of them are really good…. i can’t pick a favourite!
i LOVE the bears!!!! its so cute! its all so cute!