Natural World Photography Awards 2022: Take a look at the winners and finalists
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This is the grand prize winner of the competition. In this rare moment, a group of cactus bees swarm together. Photographer Karine Aigner, managed to captured this image quickly, as the bees were only together for about 20 seconds before they flew away. These bees are native to America and they are thought to be a solitary species.
Take a look at this stoat jumping out of its burrow in the French Alps. Photographer Jose Grandío had been waiting a while to take the picture and said the stoat seemed to be enjoying playing with the fresh snow, jumping and crawling through the snow.
This image perfectly captures a fruit bat as it heads to a custard apple tree for a bit to eat, but it took time to get this picture. Photographer Sitaram Paul spent three weeks watching these bats and learning their movements so he could get this perfect pic!
This image was a finalist in the wildlife category. Photographer Sandesh Kadur captured this snow leopard. The picture is called Ghost of the Mountains, which was the nickname for snow leopards because they are brilliant at camouflage and it is very hard to get a picture of them.
Check this out, a male Atlantic goliath grouper swims through lots of fish. The goliath grouper are one of the biggest fish in the sea and can be as big as surfboard!
Titled the Hidden Beauty Beneath Our Feet, this shows the underwater caves in Mexico. Photographer Tom St. George wanted to show the natural beauty found in the caves but also highlight how they are under threat because of development in the area due to tourism.
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