In Pictures: Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners

Stunning images from the Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards

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"Memorial to a species" by Brent Stirton, winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 and winner of The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Story category in the competition organised by the Natural History Museum of the UK. A black rhino bull lies dead after its killers entered the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park, South Africa illegally. It emerged as the winning shot from almost 50,000 competition entries from 92 countries. Photograph: Brent Stirton/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA

" The night raider by Marcio Cabral" winner of the Animals in Their Environment category in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 competition. A giant anteater ambled out of the darkness and stayed just long enough for Marcio to take a single picture, using a long exposure and flash to highlight his unexpected companion, Emas National Park, Goiás, Brazil Photograph: Marcio Cabral/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA

" Crab surprise" by Justin Gilligan, winner of the Behaviour: Invertebrates category in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 competition. Justin was busy documenting an artificial reef experiment when the army of crabs appeared, with an octopus acting ‘like an excited child in a candy store’, as it chose its final catch, Mercury Passage, Tasmania, Australia. Photograph: Justin Gilligan/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA

"Giant gathering" by Tony Wu, winner of the Behaviour: Mammals category in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 competition. Dozens of sperm whales mingled noisily off the coast of Sri Lanka, stacked as far as Tony could see. Immediately, he realised that this was something special – like a gathering of clans, these whales were part of a multi-day congregation. Photograph: Tony Wu/Wildlife Photographer of the Year/PA

Thu Oct 19 2017 - 12:28

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