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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Check out some of the 2021 entries

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Male cheetahs in a flooded river in Masai Mara, Kenya.Image source, Buddhilini de Soyza
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Sri Lankan-Australian photographer Buddhilini de Soyza took this photo of cheetahs in a flooded river in Masai Mara, Kenya.

Golden tree snake and a red-spotted tokay gecko.Image source, Wei Fu
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This struggle between a golden tree snake and a red-spotted tokay gecko was caught on camera by Wei Fu, from Thailand.

Mangrove swamps provide a buffer between Kakinada city and the sea in Andhra Pradesh, India, as shot by Indian photographer Rakesh Pulapa.Image source, Rakesh Pulapa
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Indian photographer Rakesh Pulapa took this aerial shot showing Mangrove swamps between Kakinada city and the sea in Andhra Pradesh, India.

An Apollo butterfly lands on an oxeye daisy.Image source, Emelin Dupieu
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French photographer Emelin Dupieux caught an Apollo butterfly landing on an oxeye daisy in the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park, eastern France.

Iberian lynx in the doorway of an abandoned hayloft in the Sierra Morena.Image source, Sergio Marijuán
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Spanish photographer Sergio Marijuán took this photo of an Iberian lynx.

Male rose-ringed parakeet feeding three chicks.Image source, Gagana Mendis Wickramasinghe
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Sri Lankan photographer Gagana Mendis Wickramasinghe caught a male rose-ringed parakeet feeding three chicks.

Fox searching for salmon carcasses in Alaska.Image source, Jonny Armstrong
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US photographer Jonny Armstrong saw this fox searching for salmon in Alaska.

Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen's image of a slick of dead and dying herringsImage source, Audun Rikardsen
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Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen's caught this image of a slick of herrings by a fishing boat.

Narwhal shrimp in deep water in the French Mediterranean.Image source, Laurent Ballesta
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French photographer Laurent Ballesta found thousands of narwhal shrimp in deep water in the French Mediterranean.

White-tailed kite taking a live mouse from its father in mid-air.Image source, Jack Zhi
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US photographer Jack Zhi saw this young white-tailed kite in mid-air.

Gray-headed flying fox.Image source, Douglas Gimesy
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This orphaned gray-headed flying fox was caught on camera by Australian photographer Douglas Gimesy.

River in the Apuseni Mountains which has taken on these vivid colors due to toxic waste from a nearby mine.Image source, Gheorghe Popa
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Romanian photographer Gheorghe Popa took this shot of a small river in the Apuseni Mountains. The bright colours due to toxic waste from a nearby mine.

Ghost fungus.Image source, Juergen Freund
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German-Australian photographer Juergen Freund took this photo of ghost fungus after monsoon rains near his home in Queensland, Australia.