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Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... From Above, As they come back to the nest, Northern Gannets need to fly several times over the perfectly aligned thousands of nests of the colony, in order to figure out where its mate is located. Picture: Jacques-Andre Dupont/WildlifePhoto.com
1/12Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... From Above, As they come back to the nest, Northern Gannets need to fly several times over the perfectly aligned thousands of nests of the colony, in order to figure out where its mate is located. Picture: Jacques-Andre Dupont/WildlifePhoto.com
Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... Dawn Roar, A male lion roars in the chilly dawn in the Kalahar. Picture: Michael Gallagher/WildLifePhoto.com
2/12Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... Dawn Roar, A male lion roars in the chilly dawn in the Kalahar. Picture: Michael Gallagher/WildLifePhoto.com
Highly Commended Wildlife Portraits ... Swamp Raccoon, This little guy was coming out of the swamp in Louisiana during a swamp tour. The light was just right for a great shot of his wet fur. Picture: Kim Aikawa/WildlifePhoto.com
3/12Highly Commended Wildlife Portraits ... Swamp Raccoon, This little guy was coming out of the swamp in Louisiana during a swamp tour. The light was just right for a great shot of his wet fur. Picture: Kim Aikawa/WildlifePhoto.com
Runner-up Wildlife Portraits ... Green Turtle, Green turtle under the sun rays. Picture: Greg Lecoeur/WildlifePhoto.com
4/12Runner-up Wildlife Portraits ... Green Turtle, Green turtle under the sun rays. Picture: Greg Lecoeur/WildlifePhoto.com
Highly Commended Wildlife Portraits ... The devil in the rainforest, A young Tasmanian devil climbs over an old log in the rainforest on North-West Tasmania. Photographed while working on a Tasmanian devil personal project using camera traps to photograph the species in the natural habitat, I have got 3 shots in 12 months at this location. This endangered species has never before been photographed in this depth. Picture: Heath Holden/WildlifePhoto.com
5/12Highly Commended Wildlife Portraits ... The devil in the rainforest, A young Tasmanian devil climbs over an old log in the rainforest on North-West Tasmania. Photographed while working on a Tasmanian devil personal project using camera traps to photograph the species in the natural habitat, I have got 3 shots in 12 months at this location. This endangered species has never before been photographed in this depth. Picture: Heath Holden/WildlifePhoto.com
Winner Animal Behaviour ... Sardine Run, I captured this image during the migration of the sardines along the wild coast of South Africa. Natural predation, sardines are preyed upon by cape gannet birds and common dolphins. The hunt begins with common dolphins that have developed special hunting techniques. With remarkable eyesight, the gannets follow the dolphins before diving in a free fall from 30 to 40 meters high, piercing the surface of the water head first at a speed of 80km/h to get their fill of sardines. Picture: Greg Lecoeur/WildlifePhoto.com
6/12Winner Animal Behaviour ... Sardine Run, I captured this image during the migration of the sardines along the wild coast of South Africa. Natural predation, sardines are preyed upon by cape gannet birds and common dolphins. The hunt begins with common dolphins that have developed special hunting techniques. With remarkable eyesight, the gannets follow the dolphins before diving in a free fall from 30 to 40 meters high, piercing the surface of the water head first at a speed of 80km/h to get their fill of sardines. Picture: Greg Lecoeur/WildlifePhoto.com
Highly Commended Habitats & Landscapes ... Tree of Life, Group of Hanuman langurs occupy a huge banyan tree in Ranthambhore, India. Picture: Magdalena Strakova/WildlifePhoto.com
7/12Highly Commended Habitats & Landscapes ... Tree of Life, Group of Hanuman langurs occupy a huge banyan tree in Ranthambhore, India. Picture: Magdalena Strakova/WildlifePhoto.com
Overall and Wildlife Portraits Winner ... Shadow Cat, The Margay is entirely nocturnal and hunts in the trees. It weighs about 3.5 kilograms and is one of two cat species, so adept at life in the trees, that it can descend a vertical tree trunk headfirst. It is almost never seen. Picture: Dillon Anderson/WildlifePhoto.com
8/12Overall and Wildlife Portraits Winner ... Shadow Cat, The Margay is entirely nocturnal and hunts in the trees. It weighs about 3.5 kilograms and is one of two cat species, so adept at life in the trees, that it can descend a vertical tree trunk headfirst. It is almost never seen. Picture: Dillon Anderson/WildlifePhoto.com
Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... Playing Tigers, It was indeed a privilege to see and photograph these tigers (mother and her male cub) at Tadoba Tiger Reserve in India. We were witness to some unique moments between this mother and her cub. The tigress was playing with the subadult-cub - in fact this was a survival training for the cub. it's the plays and mock fights like these, that will help the cub learn the skills required to fight & hunt and to survive in the jungle. Picture: Vinod Bartakke/WildlifePhoto.com
9/12Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... Playing Tigers, It was indeed a privilege to see and photograph these tigers (mother and her male cub) at Tadoba Tiger Reserve in India. We were witness to some unique moments between this mother and her cub. The tigress was playing with the subadult-cub - in fact this was a survival training for the cub. it's the plays and mock fights like these, that will help the cub learn the skills required to fight & hunt and to survive in the jungle. Picture: Vinod Bartakke/WildlifePhoto.com
Runner-up Wildlife Portraits ... Jungle Dragon, A Smooth fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) from the Peruvian jungle. They are the 2nd smallest crocodilian in the world, and make their homes in small jungle streams and may spend much of their time away from water. Picture: Anton Sorokin/WlidlifePhoto.com
10/12Runner-up Wildlife Portraits ... Jungle Dragon, A Smooth fronted caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus) from the Peruvian jungle. They are the 2nd smallest crocodilian in the world, and make their homes in small jungle streams and may spend much of their time away from water. Picture: Anton Sorokin/WlidlifePhoto.com
Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... Who will win? An Alaskan Brown Bear tries to catch a salmon on the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. Picture: Robin Karpan/WildlifePhoto.com
11/12Highly Commended Animal Behaviour ... Who will win? An Alaskan Brown Bear tries to catch a salmon on the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA. Picture: Robin Karpan/WildlifePhoto.com
Winner Habitats & Landscapes ... Puffadder Shyshark, A Puffadder shyshark hides in the kelp forest in South Africa. Picture: Tracey Jennings/WildlifePhoto.com
12/12Winner Habitats & Landscapes ... Puffadder Shyshark, A Puffadder shyshark hides in the kelp forest in South Africa. Picture: Tracey Jennings/WildlifePhoto.com
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