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Wildlife Photographer Of The Year 2013: A Glimpse Into The Incredible Animal Kingdom

The results of the 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year were announced yesterday and a number of pheonomenal images made the shortlist of 100 photographs. The annual competition now in its 49th year is led by two UK institutions, the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, who collectively received 43,000 photos from 96 countries this year.

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Mother's little headful by Udayan Rao Pawar / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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The flight path by Connor Stefanison / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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The cauldron by Sergey Gorshkov / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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Dive buddy by Luis Javier Sandoval / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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The spat by Joe McDonald / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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Sticky situation by Isak Pretorius / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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The water bear by Paul Souders / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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Lucky pounce by Connor Stefanison / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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Snow moment by Japser Doest / Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

Essence of elephents Greg du Toit/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013

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Showdown by Peter Delaney / Wildlife Joint Runner-up of the year 2013

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Giant with Sunbeams by Alexander Mustard / Wildlife commended in the nature in Black and White category

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The greeting by Richard Packwood / Winner in Nature in Black and White

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