📷A duet of Kirk’s dikdiks stare down the photographer. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya. © Nicolas Urlacher (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷An African wild cat does a final double take before disappearing into the veld. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. © Subi Sridharan (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography

📷Suit of armour. The scales of a juvenile pangolin, while feeding in South Africa. © Matthew Holland (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷After surveying the lay of the land, an immature bateleur takes off from the branch of a dead tree. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Andy Campbell (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography

📷A mantis emerges from the shadows. Marakele National Park, South Africa. © Mac Stevenson (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷A leopard catches the golden glow of the forest understory. South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. © Aleksander Foss (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷A courting pair of Livingstone’s eland at sunset. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. © Jannes Drotsky (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷The pride takes a long walk across a burnt grassland of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Kenya. © Debashish Dutta (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷A martial eagle attempts to dry out its feathers following an afternoon thunderstorm. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Nicolas Urlacher (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #naturephotography

📷One, two, cha, cha, cha! Lion cubs play fight in the Kalahari Desert. Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana. © Lukas Walter (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷Wearing his scars with pride. Busanga Plains, Zambia. © Licinia Machado (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷Two wildebeest create a golden glow as they kick up dust at sunset. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. © Joe Misika (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷“After three days of searching, we finally came across this shoebill with a catch.” Lake Victoria, Uganda. © Prelena Soma Owen (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷On a particularly hot day, a young elephant hurries to the waterhole. Mashatu Game Reserve, Botswana. © Daniela Anger (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷A lion carries its hard-won wildebeest prize over a parched earth. Amboseli National Park, Kenya. © Amish Chhagan (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷A white rhino stands guard over her sleeping calf – the skyline of a buzzing city juxtaposed in the background. Kenya. © Jinal Shah (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photographer #naturephotography

📷Colour in abstraction. A yellow-headed dwarf gecko photographed on the east coast of Zanzibar. © Dean Polley (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷Origin of symmetry. Two zebra foals confer in an affectionate huddle. Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa. © Dean Polley (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer #naturephotography

📷Winged catch. Captured in a frozen moment, a red bishop springs into action, seizing a passing mayfly. Cape Town, South Africa. © Adam Kossowski (Photographer of the Year 2024 entry) #wildlifephotos #wildphoto #wildlife_shots #wildlifephotography #photography #photographer