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In pictures: Who won what at the World Nature Photography Awards?

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brown bear and cubsImage source, Neelutpaul Barua
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This protective brown bear mother and her cubs won the silver prize in the animal portraits category.

orangutanImage source, VIJAYAN
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The 'animals in their habitat' top prize went to this orangutan, which was photographed in Borneo, an island in south east Asia.

black cormorantsImage source, Robert Maynard
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The bronze medal for bird behaviour went to this spooky shot taken in Hampshire in the UK. It's a group of black cormorants gathered on boats on Heath Pond.

red fox in kuwait cityImage source, Mohammad Murad
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Second place for urban wildlife was given to this Arabian red fox in Kuwait City.

humpback whale new yorkImage source, Matthijs Noome
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But this humpback whale on the coast of New York City took home the top prize in the urban wildlife category.

lettuce coral indonesiaImage source, Gabriel Barathieu
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This is a lettuce coral captured in Indonesia, and it won bronze in the nature art category.

arctic foxImage source, Vince Burton
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This chilly arctic fox won gold in the black and white category - someone get him a coat!

brown mushrooms germanyImage source, Jan Czeczotka
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These are panaeolus papilionaceus fungi, or petticoat mottlegil to their friends. This bunch pictured in Germany won bronze in the plants and fungi category.

ice cave russiaImage source, Sabrina Inderbitzi
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This ice cave in Russia won gold in the people and nature category.

red ants indonoesiaImage source, Teo Chin Leong
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Invertebrates are animals that don't have backbones, and they had their own category in the awards. These red ants in Indonesia took home the gold.