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Related: About this forumThe Most Spectacular Wildlife Photos Of The Year {image warning}
http://www.businessinsider.com/wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2013-competition-2013-10?op=1The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition were revealed last week.
A South African photographer won the top award for his stunning portrait of African elephants in Botswana.
For the competition, one-hundred images were selected from 43,000 entries. There were winners in 18 individual categories as well as an overall award.
Here's a selection of some of the best images, including a pouncing fox, a scene of gharial crocodiles, and the rare shot of a polar bear underwater.
"Essence of Elephants" Greg du Toit of South Africa won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for this shot of African elephants taken at a waterhole in Botswanas Northern Tuli Game Reserve.
"Snow moment" Jasper Doest of the Netherlands captured a Japanese macaque jumping on a rock in a hot spring.
"The Cauldron" Sergey Gorshkov of Russia photographed Plosky Tolbachik, a volcano in central Russia, from a helicopter when it erupted last November for the first time in 36 years.
"Dive Buddy" Luis Javier Sandoval of Mexico documented the endangered green turtle on the beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula near Cancún.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/
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The Most Spectacular Wildlife Photos Of The Year {image warning} (Original Post)
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Oct 2013
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LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)1. The pic of the volcano is beautiful!
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)2. Absolutely stunning photos. nt
Bill USA
(6,436 posts)3. finding the water warm? heh-heh
Finding the water warm??
stuntcat
(12,022 posts)4. LOVE that one!
gopiscrap
(23,763 posts)5. these are great