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  • 'No Place Like Home' by Emmanuel Tardy from France, of a brown-throated three-toed sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence post in Costa Rica. All Photos: PA
    'No Place Like Home' by Emmanuel Tardy from France, of a brown-throated three-toed sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence post in Costa Rica. All Photos: PA
  • 'Toxic Tip' by Lakshitha Karunarathna from Sri Lanka, of a solitary Asian elephant navigating a waste disposal site in Sri Lanka
    'Toxic Tip' by Lakshitha Karunarathna from Sri Lanka, of a solitary Asian elephant navigating a waste disposal site in Sri Lanka
  • 'Nature Reclaims Its Space' by Sitaram Raul from India, of fruit bats leaving their roost in the ruins of a historical monument
    'Nature Reclaims Its Space' by Sitaram Raul from India, of fruit bats leaving their roost in the ruins of a historical monument
  • 'Clouds of Gold' by Jassen Todorov of the USA, of clouds reflected in salt ponds that span San Francisco Bay
    'Clouds of Gold' by Jassen Todorov of the USA, of clouds reflected in salt ponds that span San Francisco Bay
  • 'Fragile River of Life' by Isaac Szabo of the USA, of longnose gars spawn in a Florida river
    'Fragile River of Life' by Isaac Szabo of the USA, of longnose gars spawn in a Florida river
  • 'Slime Family Portrait' by Kutub Uddin from Bangladesh/UK, of a line of alien-like slime moulds on a fallen tree in West Sussex
    'Slime Family Portrait' by Kutub Uddin from Bangladesh/UK, of a line of alien-like slime moulds on a fallen tree in West Sussex
  • 'Deadly Lessons' by Marina Cano from Spain, of a group of cheetahs after they caught a Gunther's dik-dik in Kenya
    'Deadly Lessons' by Marina Cano from Spain, of a group of cheetahs after they caught a Gunther's dik-dik in Kenya
  • 'Pink Pose' by Leana Kuster from Switzerland, of a greater flamingo in the act of scratching its head at Pont de Gau, France
    'Pink Pose' by Leana Kuster from Switzerland, of a greater flamingo in the act of scratching its head at Pont de Gau, France
  • 'Wake-up Call' by Gabriella Comi from Italy, of a stand-off between a lion and a cobra in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
    'Wake-up Call' by Gabriella Comi from Italy, of a stand-off between a lion and a cobra in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
  • 'A Tale of Two Coyotes' by Parham Pourahmad from the USA, of a male coyote within the black-tipped tail of a female in Bernal Heights Park, California
    'A Tale of Two Coyotes' by Parham Pourahmad from the USA, of a male coyote within the black-tipped tail of a female in Bernal Heights Park, California
  • 'Jelly Smack Summer' by Ralph Pace from the USA, of a mass, or 'smack', of Pacific sea nettles in Monterey Bay, California
    'Jelly Smack Summer' by Ralph Pace from the USA, of a mass, or 'smack', of Pacific sea nettles in Monterey Bay, California
  • 'Essence of Kamchatka' by Kesshav Vikram of India, taken at Kurile Lake, Russia
    'Essence of Kamchatka' by Kesshav Vikram of India, taken at Kurile Lake, Russia
  • 'Inside the Pack' by Amit Eshel from Israel, of an inquisitive pack of Arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island, Canada
    'Inside the Pack' by Amit Eshel from Israel, of an inquisitive pack of Arctic wolves on Ellesmere Island, Canada
  • 'Ice Edge Journey' by Bertie Gregory from the UK, of fledgling emperor penguin chicks walking along Ekstrom Ice Shelf, Antarctica
    'Ice Edge Journey' by Bertie Gregory from the UK, of fledgling emperor penguin chicks walking along Ekstrom Ice Shelf, Antarctica
  • 'Rutting Call' by Jamie Smart, of a red deer stag in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire
    'Rutting Call' by Jamie Smart, of a red deer stag in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire

Wildlife Photographer of the Year reveals 2025's highly commended images - in pictures

The selection features a diverse range of subjects from a dramatic confrontation between animals to unusual perspectives on natural phenomena like alien-like slime molds

The National

August 28, 2025

Updated: August 28, 2025, 10:47 AM
Photography