25 striking wildlife photos that show nature at its most tranquil and brutal
In the spirit of 2016, we're voting for the photo of the lion poised to eat the baby wildebeest.
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LONDON -- The winners of the Natural History Museum's Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition have already been declared, but now you can have your say, too.
Members of the public have until Jan. 10, 2017 to cast their online vote for the Museum's annual 'People's Choice Award.'
Voters can choose their favourite from 25 images, which have been shortlisted from nearly 50,000 worldwide submissions.
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Here are this year's breathtaking contenders:
"Confusion" by Rudi Hulshof, South Africa
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"Sisters" by Bernd Wasiolka, Germany
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"Eye contact" by Guy Edwardes, UK
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"Hitching a ride" by Daisy Gilardini, Switzerland
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"The stare of death" by Johan Kloppers, South Africa
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"Into the night" by Karine Aigner, USA
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"Into the fray" by Stephen Belcher, New Zealand
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"Rainbow wings" by Victor Tyakht, Russia
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"Monkey ball" by Thomas Kokta, Germany
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"The couple" by Sergio Sarta, Italy
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"Willow up close" by David Maitland, UK
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"Head-on" by Tapio Kaisla, Finland
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"Ghostly snow geese" by Gordon Illg, USA
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"Jelly starburst" by Andrea Marshall, USA
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"A mother's hand" by Alain Mafart Renodier, France
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"Eye in focus" by Ally McDowell, USA/UK
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"Colorado red" by Annie Katz, USA
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"Opportunistic croc" by Bence Máté, Hungary
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"Spiral" by Marco Gargiulo, Italy
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"Tasty delicacy" by Cristobal Serrano, Spain
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"Facing the storm" by Gunther Riehle, Germany
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"The stand-off" by Michael Lambie, Canada
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"Caterpillar curl" by Reinhold Schrank, Austria
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"The blue trail" by Mario Cea, Spain
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"Breakfast time" by Cari Hill, New Zealand
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London, where you can currently visit an exhibition of the shortlisted photographs.
To cast your vote, follow this link.
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