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  • For several years, Jose has been watching hippos in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve. Here hippos spend the day submerged to keep their temperature constant.
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    Eye of the drought by Jose Fragozo, Portugal - Highly Commended 2020, Animal Portraits

    For several years, Jose has been watching hippos in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve. Here hippos spend the day submerged to keep their temperature constant.
    Yahoo News UK
  • A brown bear pulls a salmon from the shallows of a river in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The huge park contains Pacific coastline, mountains, lakes, rivers and an estimated 2,200 brown bears.
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    The perfect catch by Hannah Vijayan, Canada - Highly Commended 2020, 15-17 Years Old

    A brown bear pulls a salmon from the shallows of a river in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The huge park contains Pacific coastline, mountains, lakes, rivers and an estimated 2,200 brown bears.
  • These gregarious mountain birds nest in rocky ravines and on cliff faces, staying with their partners throughout the year.
    3/16

    Wind birds by Alessandra Meniconzi, Switzerland - Highly Commended 2020, Behviour: Birds

    These gregarious mountain birds nest in rocky ravines and on cliff faces, staying with their partners throughout the year.
    Alessandra Meniconzi
  • Ever watchful, a large male gharial –at least 4metres (13 feet) long –provides solid support for his numerous offspring.
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    Head start by Dhritiman Mukherjee, India - Highly Commended 2020, Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles

    Ever watchful, a large male gharial –at least 4metres (13 feet) long –provides solid support for his numerous offspring.
    Yahoo News UK
  • A market trader slicing up fruit bats is surrounded by his other wildlife wares: pythons to his right, with bamboo-skewered ‘bush’ rats beneath them.
    5/16

    A risky business by Quentin Martinez, France - Highly Commended 2020, Wildlife Photojournalism: Single Image

    A market trader slicing up fruit bats is surrounded by his other wildlife wares: pythons to his right, with bamboo-skewered ‘bush’ rats beneath them.
    Quentin Martinez
  • Found only in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, the primate is threatened by habitat loss, hunting and trade. Douc langurs eat mostly leaves, seeds, flowers and fruit and live in the canopy–achallenge for a photographer.
    6/16

    Treetop douc by Arshdeep Singh, IndiaHighly Commended 2020, 11-14 Years Old

    Found only in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, the primate is threatened by habitat loss, hunting and trade. Douc langurs eat mostly leaves, seeds, flowers and fruit and live in the canopy–achallenge for a photographer.
    Yahoo News UK
  • A large wandering spider –black, hooked fangs tipping its bristly, striped mouthparts –pierces the egg of a giant glass frog, injects digestive juices and then sucks in its liquefied prey.
    7/16

    The spider's supper by Jaime Culebras,Spain - Highly Commended 2020, Behaviour: Invertebrates

    A large wandering spider –black, hooked fangs tipping its bristly, striped mouthparts –pierces the egg of a giant glass frog, injects digestive juices and then sucks in its liquefied prey.
    Jaime Culebras
  • Two common brushtail possums –a mother (left) and her joey –peek out of their hiding place under the roof of a shower block in a holiday park in Yallingup, Western Australia.
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    Peeking possums by Gary Meredith, Australia - Highly Commended 2020, Urban Wildlife

    Two common brushtail possums –a mother (left) and her joey –peek out of their hiding place under the roof of a shower block in a holiday park in Yallingup, Western Australia.
    GARY MEREDITH
  • With a determined stare, a young fox holds tight to her trophy –a dead brown rat –as her brother attempts to take it off her.
    9/16

    Therat game by Matthew Maran, UK - Highly Commended 2020, Behaviour: Mammals

    With a determined stare, a young fox holds tight to her trophy –a dead brown rat –as her brother attempts to take it off her.
  • A red squirrel bounds away from its surprise discovery –a pair of Ural owls, very muchawake.
    10/16

    Surprise! by Makoto Ando, Japan - Highly Commended 2020, Behaviour: Mammals

    A red squirrel bounds away from its surprise discovery –a pair of Ural owls, very muchawake.
  • The Araucanía region of Chile is named after its Araucaria trees –here standing tall against abackdrop of late-autumn southern beech forest.
    11/16

    The forest born of fire by AndreaPozzi, Italy - Highly Commended 2020, Plants and Fungi

    The Araucanía region of Chile is named after its Araucaria trees –here standing tall against abackdrop of late-autumn southern beech forest.
  • As darkness falls on the remote coral Fakarava Atoll, in French Polynesia, the molluscs begin to move.
    12/16

    The night shift by Laurent Ballesta, France - Highly Commended 2020, Under Water

    As darkness falls on the remote coral Fakarava Atoll, in French Polynesia, the molluscs begin to move.
    Yahoo News UK
  • A fire burns out of control in Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil. A single tree remains standing –‘a monument to human stupidity’, says Charlie, who has been covering deforestation in the Amazon for the past decade.
    13/16

    Amazon burning by Charlie Hamilton James, UK - Highly Commended 2020, Wildlife Photojournalism: Single Image

    A fire burns out of control in Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil. A single tree remains standing –‘a monument to human stupidity’, says Charlie, who has been covering deforestation in the Amazon for the past decade.
  • As twilight falls on the Alberta tar sands, the stripped landscape takes on an oily blue tint.
    14/16

    World of tar by Garth Lenz, Canada - Highly Commended 2020, Wildlife Photojournalism: Single Image

    As twilight falls on the Alberta tar sands, the stripped landscape takes on an oily blue tint.
    Garth Lenz
  • Unlikely as it seems, this display illustrates a South African conservation success story.
    15/16

    Memorial to the albatrosses by Thomas P Peschak, Germany/South Africa - Highly Commended 2020, Wildlife Photojournalism: Single Image

    Unlikely as it seems, this display illustrates a South African conservation success story.
    Yahoo News UK
  • A pair of Atlantic puffins in vibrant breeding plumage pause near their nestburrowon the Farne Islands. Every spring, these small islands off Northumberland attract more than 100,000breeding pairs of seabirds.
    16/16

    Paired-uppuffins by Evie Easterbook, UK - Highly Commended 2020, 11-14 Years Old

    A pair of Atlantic puffins in vibrant breeding plumage pause near their nestburrowon the Farne Islands. Every spring, these small islands off Northumberland attract more than 100,000breeding pairs of seabirds.
    Yahoo News UK
For several years, Jose has been watching hippos in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve. Here hippos spend the day submerged to keep their temperature constant.
A brown bear pulls a salmon from the shallows of a river in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. The huge park contains Pacific coastline, mountains, lakes, rivers and an estimated 2,200 brown bears.
These gregarious mountain birds nest in rocky ravines and on cliff faces, staying with their partners throughout the year.
Ever watchful, a large male gharial –at least 4metres (13 feet) long –provides solid support for his numerous offspring.
A market trader slicing up fruit bats is surrounded by his other wildlife wares: pythons to his right, with bamboo-skewered ‘bush’ rats beneath them.
Found only in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, the primate is threatened by habitat loss, hunting and trade. Douc langurs eat mostly leaves, seeds, flowers and fruit and live in the canopy–achallenge for a photographer.
A large wandering spider –black, hooked fangs tipping its bristly, striped mouthparts –pierces the egg of a giant glass frog, injects digestive juices and then sucks in its liquefied prey.
Two common brushtail possums –a mother (left) and her joey –peek out of their hiding place under the roof of a shower block in a holiday park in Yallingup, Western Australia.
With a determined stare, a young fox holds tight to her trophy –a dead brown rat –as her brother attempts to take it off her.
A red squirrel bounds away from its surprise discovery –a pair of Ural owls, very muchawake.
The Araucanía region of Chile is named after its Araucaria trees –here standing tall against abackdrop of late-autumn southern beech forest.
As darkness falls on the remote coral Fakarava Atoll, in French Polynesia, the molluscs begin to move.
A fire burns out of control in Maranhão state, northeastern Brazil. A single tree remains standing –‘a monument to human stupidity’, says Charlie, who has been covering deforestation in the Amazon for the past decade.
As twilight falls on the Alberta tar sands, the stripped landscape takes on an oily blue tint.
Unlikely as it seems, this display illustrates a South African conservation success story.
A pair of Atlantic puffins in vibrant breeding plumage pause near their nestburrowon the Farne Islands. Every spring, these small islands off Northumberland attract more than 100,000breeding pairs of seabirds.
Jimmy Nsubuga
Updated

There’s an animal in this entry into the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition but can you spot it?

The picture is one of the 16 "highly commended" images from 49,000 entries by professionals and amateurs across 86 countries.

The animal portrait is called Eye of the Drought by Jose Fragozo, from Portugal, and shows a hippopotamus in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve.

Now in its 56th year, Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the Natural History Museum’s showcase for the world's best nature photography.

The overall winners will be announced in the first-ever virtual awards ceremony, streaming straight from the Natural History Museum on 13 October.

The exhibition at the museum featuring the images opens on 16 October.