World Wildlife Photgrapher of the Year: A striking image of a fox and marmot stand-off wins top award
By Picture Desk
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 16th Oct 2019, 13:19 GMT
An intense “battle for survival” moment between a Tibetan fox and a marmot has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Winning images in 19 categories, ranging from antelopes leaving trails in the snow, an eagle landing, an underwater shot of a “garden of eels”, and a close-up of a tiny ant-mimicking crab spider, have been unveiled
The moment by Yongqing Bao, which is the 2019 joint winner of the Behaviour: Mammals category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Night glow by Cruz Erdmann, which is the 2019 winner of the 11-14 years old category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Tapestry of life by Zorica Kovacevic, which is the 2019 winner in the Plants and Fungi category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Creation by Luis Vilarino Lopez, which is the 2019 winner of the Earth's Environments category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Face of deception by Ripan Biswas, which is the 2019 winner of the Animal Portraits category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Humming surprise by Thomas Easterbrook, which is the 2019 winner in the 10 years and under category, at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Snow-plateau nomads by Shangzhen Fan, which is the 2019 winner of the Animals in Their Environment category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
Show time by Jasper Doest, which is the 2019 winner of the Wildlife Photojournalist Story Award category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
The architectural army by Daniel Kronauer, which is the 2019 winner of the Behaviour: Invertebrates category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition