The 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition received more than 60,000 entries from 117 countries this year. The record number of entries has been winnowed down to the top 100 photos, which will all be a part of the annual exhibit at the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, UK. The top winners will be announced on October 14. The museum exhibit will run from October 17 through July 12 of next year.
Some of the top 100 images have been released for our enjoyment, six of them in the collection above. My favorite is the last one, featuring bats leaving a historical ruin. Photographer Sitaram Raul sat in total darkness in Banda, Maharashtra, India, aiming his camera at where he thought the bats might appear. He got pooped on, but also got some great pictures. Read the stories behind these photos and more, 16 in all, at BBC. -via Damn Interesting
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I didn't mean to put up two posts in a row with the same picture -a lion staring over another animal- it just happened.
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