Every year, we eagerly wait to see the fantastic photos that battle it out for fame, glory, and the chance to win their artists the honor of being called the Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This year’s winner is none other than Yongqing Bao, who won the award with his stunning photo called ‘The Moment,’ featuring a young fox and a marmot.
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We love wildlife pictures, so be sure to check out Bored Panda’s recent article about (and interview with) photographer Gren Sowerby and his amazing shots of a lion yawning, smiling, and winking.
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Chinese photographer Bao who won the award given out by London’s Natural History Museum captured the impressive moment when a fox attacked a marmot in the wild. In the photo, the marmot looks completely terrified of its attacker. The fear looks absolutely genuine and I think that most of us can sympathize with the poor animal whose life is in danger.
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‘The Moment’ was taken 14,800 feet (that’s 4.5 kilometers) above sea level, in the meadows of the Tibetan Plateau, in China. This area is also known as ‘The Roof of the World.’
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The chair of the judging panel, Roz Kidman Cox, stated in a press release that photos from the Tibetan Plateau “are rare enough.” She added: “But to have captured such a powerful interaction between a Tibetan fox and a marmot—two species key to the ecology of this high-grassland region—is extraordinary.”
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Bao’s photo wasn’t the only one of note, however. For example, 14-year-old Cruz Erdmann was awarded the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his photo of a bigfin reef squid that he captured while diving at night in the Lembeh Strait, near Indonesia.
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The photography competition has been going on for 55 years now and, this year, received over 48,000 entries from photographers hailing from 100 countries around the world.
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