Breathtaking photos of exotic wildlife in their natural habitat
Call of the wild! Breathtaking photos of exotic wildlife in their natural habitat are shown in the 2023 Nature inFocus Photography Awards
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These extraordinary award-winning photos showcasing exotic wildlife in their natural habitat are truly breathtaking.
Out of a possible 24,000 candidates, these photos were chosen as the year’s best photos in the Nature inFocus Photography Awards 2023.
The collection includes a portrait of a Bonobo as she looks after a mongoose pup like a pet captured by Christian Ziegler.
Another image shows one of the rarest cats in the world, the Amur Leopard, caught on camera trap.
Category winners are awarded a cash prize of £480 and the Photographer of the Year will receive a cash prize of £950.
An Olive Ridley Sea Turtle attempts to swim away from its confines, the remnants of a ghost net. The photographer who came across this individual successfully managed to set it free
After a hearty meal this playful lion has decided to roll over and relax. Never mind the flies all around, trying to break your siesta
One of the rarest cats in the world, the Amur Leopard certainly makes you earn your sighting. The critically endangered felid faces several threats, including poaching for its fur
This stunning action shot captures a rarely-seen natural history moment, where the legendary Arrowhead of Ranthambhore fishes out an Indian Softshell Turtle from the lake for lunch
The last great ape to be described, the Bonobo, is one of our closest living relatives. Here, a wild Bonobo who caught a mongoose pup is looking after it like a pet
If the essence of Ranthambore could be captured in one frame, this would be it. Only once in a blue moon does the landscape become this misty at Ranthambore. And when a tiger chooses the opportune moment to mark its presence, it almost feels too good to be true
The atmospheric blue brushstrokes, the warm sunset glow on the orange bills of the Indian Skimmers and the bokeh on the water body; what’s not to love about this image?
Symbiotic relationships are plenty in the natural world! But none as sappy and sugary as the mutualistic relationship between ants and aphids
Brown Boobys spend a significant portion of their lives in the open ocean. Their clumsy nature on land earned them their namesake, derived from the Spanish word bobo, which means stupid or daft
The bristles are the brightly-coloured protective hairs of the Slug Moth larvae. The glitter-like effect is because of mushrooms releasing spores
A pod of Spinner Dolphins dives back into the beautifully lit waters of the Pacific Ocean, creating this stunning scene of a cetacean avalanche
For Nubian Ibexes, the high-altitude rocky terrains are home. The vulnerable ibex species is known for many things-large semi-circular horns, the ability to scale mountains with ease and the territorial fights that males engage in during the rutting season
During one of his dives, the photographer found this Atlantic Goliath Groupers surrounded by silvery schools of Bigeye Scads, who were being ignored in favour of larger prey
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