Young cheetahs in Samburu national reserve captured a Gunther's dik-dik while practising hunting skills under their mother's watch. Fruit bats emerged from the ruins of a historical monument in Banda, Maharashtra, with the photographer working in total darkness and using manual focus and flash. A greater flamingo scratched its head while foraging in the Camargue wetlands. A bloom of Pacific sea nettle jellyfish appeared in Monterey Bay, with a photographer protecting exposed skin using petroleum jelly and noting their increasing numbers in warming seas. Coyotes were photographed in San Francisco's Bernal Heights Park, and a solitary Asian elephant navigated a waste-disposal site.
Deadly Lessons shows young cheetahs that have caught a Gunther's dik-dik in Samburu national reserve, Kenya. Marina Cano, from Spain, was highly commended in the mammals' behaviour category for her shot of the three practising their hunting skills while their mother looked on. Photograph: Marina Cano/2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Nature Reclaims Its Space shows fruit bats leaving their roost in the ruins of a historical monument in Banda in India's Maharashtra state. To take the photo, Sitaram Raul, from India, worked in total darkness, manually focusing his lens at the distance where he guessed the bats might appear and relying on flash to illuminate the scene. Photograph: Sitaram Raul/2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Jelly Smack Summer shows a bloom, or smack, of Pacific sea nettle jellyfish in Monterey Bay, California. To take the photo, Ralph Pace, from the US, smeared petroleum jelly on any skin not covered by his wetsuit. Despite their name, their sting is more like that of a bee than a nettle, Pace says. Highly adaptable to warming seas, jellyfish are appearing in larger numbers. Photograph: Ralph Pace/2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Collection
[
|
...
]