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Photo gallery: MontPhoto International Nature Photography Competition

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elephants/MontPhotoImage source, Yizhi Hu
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This beautiful image of elephants in the sunlight was taken in Guangzhou City, China, by a young photographer called Yizhi. It was awarded a special prize for the young photography category - which is for people aged 15 to 17 years old.

chameleonImage source, Christian Ziegler/MontPhoto
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Nice catch! That's the title of this second place winner in the 'Other Animals' category. It shows a peckish chameleon looking for insects in Madagascar.

Winner of the 'Birds' category was Bret Charman with this picture named 'A Beakful'. It shows a hungry puffin with a mouthful of fish on Skomer Island, Wales.Image source, Bret Charman/MontPhoto
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Winner of the 'Birds' category was Bret Charman with this picture named 'A Beakful'. It shows a hungry puffin with a mouthful of fish on Skomer Island, Wales.

fox drinking waterImage source, Milan Radisics/MontPhoto
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How cool is this picture of a fox drinking water from a pool! Photographer Milan Radisics from Hungary won first place in the 'Nature From Home' category, which was created because of the pandemic.

leopardImage source, Will Burrard-Lucas/MontPhoto
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This incredible photo of a leopard was taken by UK photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and was the overall winner of this year's MontPhoto awards. The image is called Ghost and shows a leopard hunting at night.

The 'Underwater World' category the winner went to Xavier Salvador Costa, with this image titled bajo la luna, which translates from Spanish to under the moon.Image source, Xavier Salvador Costa/MontPhoto
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The 'Underwater World' category winner went to Xavier Salvador Costa, with this image titled 'Bajo la Luna', which translates from Spanish to 'Under the Moon'.