11 Of The Best Animal Photographs You'll See All Year

Nature is stunning.

By Steven Hoffer

A baby baboon with a tire, a snake slithering on a rock and three resting polar bears — they’re all winners in our book!

On top of that, they’re also winners according to the Zoological Society of London, which announced the champion images for the 2016 ZSL Animal Photography Prize.

The images will be on display starting Friday through February 2017 at the ZSL London Zoo. The top prize went to a photograph of a fan-throated lizard by Pratik Pradhan.

Check out the images!

Adult Competition

Alexander Holden/ZSL

Winner of the adult competition. "Flash of Azure."
Andy Skillen/ZSL

Runner-up in the adult competition. "A Touch of Warmth."
Mikie Reyfman/ZSL

Runner-up in the adult competition. "Kingpin."
Jeremy Cusack/ZSL

Highly commended in the adult competition. "Catching The Sun."
Pratik Pradhan/ZSL

Judges' choice winner. "Ready Set Go."
Ozkan Ozmen/ZSL

Highly commended in the adult competition. "Baby Baboon."
Junior Competition

Gideon Knight/ZSL

Winner of the junior competition. "Emerging"
Carlos Perez Naval/ZSL

Winner of the junior competition. "Strategies For Drinking."
Nicholas Hess/ZSL

Runner-up in junior competition. "Underside Madness."
Omri Feldberg/ZSL

Runner-up in junior competition. "Spread Your Wings And Fly."
Alicia Hayden/ZSL

Judges' choice in junior competition. "Inflight Fight."

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