{"id":102330,"date":"2019-12-05T06:36:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T06:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=102330"},"modified":"2019-12-05T06:36:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T06:36:10","slug":"these-wildlife-photography-award-finalists-are-breathtaking-to-behold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/these-wildlife-photography-award-finalists-are-breathtaking-to-behold\/","title":{"rendered":"These wildlife photography award finalists are breathtaking to behold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>The winners of this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/visit\/wpy.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife Photography Awards<\/a> have already been decided, but now it&#8217;s time for the public to make their choice.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the 25 image-strong shortlist for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/visit\/wpy\/community\/peoples-choice\/2019\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wildlife Photographer of the Year LUMIX People&#8217;s Choice Awards<\/a> was released, and the collection is nothing short of visually stunning.<\/p>\n<p>The images below aren&#8217;t all happy ones \u2014 two in particular highlight the grim conditions some animals face at the hands of their captors \u2014 but they&#8217;re all incredibly powerful in their own way&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA humpback calf, spotted off the Vava&#8217;u Island group in the Kingdom of Tonga.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Wayne Osborn<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.\" data-fragment=\"m!3f26\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102295%252F763240a6-2f57-45f9-bd41-7ec612ff0ae3.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=6Ap42QeFhuF6wHEtw6pbiLEon8I=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nAn emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island, off the Antarctic Peninsula.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Yaz Loukhal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A leopard soaking up the sun in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.\" data-fragment=\"m!d032\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102292%252F2ea51602-a2af-4ee3-9fe3-00996a4bfc97.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=0RQOp1dDNo2csp30phtnhnwNddI=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA leopard soaking up the sun in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Clement Mwangi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A hunting Pallas' cat in the Mongolian grasslands.\" data-fragment=\"m!779a\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102290%252Fa980bbba-cf91-4985-a719-fa05242f4e80.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=Ep3StH_cG0TCGB3J-bTD7jqugW0=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA hunting Pallas&#8217; cat in the Mongolian grasslands.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Valeriy Maleev<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A mother polar bear and her cubs in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada.\" data-fragment=\"m!4dec\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102289%252Fdd847f9c-4f80-4a33-a57e-08afb526228a.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=viEzQ6BrsMJdg4wdaPp2vWp3Gwc=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA mother polar bear and her cubs in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Steve Levi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A long-eared jerboa, snapped during an expedition to the Gobi Desert.\" data-fragment=\"m!441e\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102288%252Ff3e7801a-02be-49f1-8ec5-04d9532e82d6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=iACaFFwQkFDEEkGweOSED_9tayM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA long-eared jerboa, snapped during an expedition to the Gobi Desert.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Valeriy Maleev<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A grizzly bear and her cub by the Nakina River in British Columbia, Canada.\" data-fragment=\"m!fcb9\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102284%252Ff14bae01-8148-4d33-8b9d-a0700a2fd1a3.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=m9SY5Ldbaa9cBpN9ve1JOQBjhgo=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA grizzly bear and her cub by the Nakina River in British Columbia, Canada.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A family of marmots in Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria.\" data-fragment=\"m!0bda\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102282%252Fe701dd39-7a5e-4a3c-984b-0a72694f7aa2.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=td4phfXK2gitdPfDCrUI5pE_VNk=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA family of marmots in Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Michael Schober<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ranger Elia Mugambi caring for an orphaned black rhino in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, northern Kenya.\" data-fragment=\"m!46e8\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102280%252Fabe2b02a-6535-422a-a24e-a93423c687ed.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=nrRXNZzQKbafd_bo0MTfN9l6TUQ=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nRanger Elia Mugambi caring for an orphaned black rhino in the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, northern Kenya.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Martin Buzora<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two loved up penguins in Atka Bay, Antarctica.\" data-fragment=\"m!7d75\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102278%252F712a1ed2-1705-4f3a-8e4f-9943041862b6.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=0PELQLFeBR9hElrtGqqjzprtP84=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nTwo loved up penguins in Atka Bay, Antarctica.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Stefan Christmann<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A humpback whale feeding off the coast of Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.\" data-fragment=\"m!8e27\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102274%252F4f5710ae-41d4-4293-8feb-236631ab3e8e.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=Rbp4aIYiVPv2t-2Zi8Uf11i66CA=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA humpback whale feeding off the coast of Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Jake Davis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two courting kestrels in Hortob\u00e1gyi National Park, Hungary.\" data-fragment=\"m!aaba\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102273%252F17fa191d-c5a1-4557-9b1c-146f6edb45cf.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=4N8hxm7nXNd7Zg-mWUOs22zPj4s=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nTwo courting kestrels in Hortob\u00e1gyi National Park, Hungary.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Marco Valentini<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A school of red tooth triggerfish in the Verde Island Passage, Philippines.\" data-fragment=\"m!7c9b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102270%252Faa5a63d2-8c6b-476e-861f-17c6cd1edb56.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=9vaMKRfWkRC5jgvwSHrzeQIBHak=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA school of red tooth triggerfish in the Verde Island Passage, Philippines.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: David Doubilet<\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/science\/7580\/these-20-incredibly-detailed-microscope-photographs-are-quite-the-close-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">These 20 incredibly detailed, microscope photographs are quite the close-up<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A labiated rainfrog, captured on a night hike in the Ecuadorian jungle.\" data-fragment=\"m!e740\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102268%252F3fe02cbe-06ad-461e-bf72-5d028d86500d.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=a6u2qXdoPmatO4VECeKUHFoRWEY=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA labiated rainfrog, captured on a night hike in the Ecuadorian jungle.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Lucas Bustamente<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A giant panda trapped in the cage of a breeding centre in Shaanxi, China.\" data-fragment=\"m!954f\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102267%252F08ed04b4-a995-4240-bdae-202a5404e8fa.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=-HHllWy3Wyi9gLG4jxD6w5WnJBM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA giant panda trapped in the cage of a breeding centre in Shaanxi, China.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Marcus Westberg<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Some well-disguised reindeer in Svalbard, Norway.\" data-fragment=\"m!aa4b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102263%252Fd59febd4-5e68-4f62-b7c5-8f73650e9a52.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=Y4SBaQ_VuJmjBrzKmJJ9sNnWlbY=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nSome well-disguised reindeer in Svalbard, Norway.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Francis De Andres<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A young adult puma, captured in the area of Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.\" data-fragment=\"m!e182\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102264%252Fbfa6a513-3cbc-40fe-b24c-540a4b3d674d.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=Yhwz3aM4VExYO4nt2pzZ1bR4J3E=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA young adult puma, captured in the area of Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Ingo Ardnt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A curious golden eagle, taken from a hide on the coast of northern Norway.\" data-fragment=\"m!0f00\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102260%252F0f3f5b22-06c0-4f8d-8153-24dd2e9ebfb4.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=lanGdB_ICpOgwRlwByocuMBmaRk=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA curious golden eagle, taken from a hide on the coast of northern Norway.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Audun Rikardsen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A egret, photographed at dawn.\" data-fragment=\"m!571b\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102257%252F3ad39b86-5fa2-49a4-9c78-7f761f31f63c.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=diORfRitvEeBwJ3zGf_D5vg-fOo=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA egret, photographed at dawn.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Csaba T\u00f6k\u00f6lyi<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A Caribbean flamingo feeding a chick in R\u00eda Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.\" data-fragment=\"m!7339\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102254%252F9bf9ddad-b8f9-4d9d-b297-09d629568499.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=KOz7b5JGF-G6awnrTvWRSa5XzKM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA Caribbean flamingo feeding a chick in R\u00eda Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Claudio Contreras Koob<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An orangutan being forced to box in a show in Safari World, Bangkok.\" data-fragment=\"m!97e3\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102309%252F2c973062-f946-46fb-9f4b-16ce94c0b399.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=Bysjdx1Q8UdNXYqVx7aqXsTIoGM=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nAn orangutan being forced to box in a show in Safari World, Bangkok.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Aaron Gekoski<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A salp chain off Alicante, Spain.\" data-fragment=\"m!218d\" data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102252%252F85a2d6c0-bfd5-47f1-8df0-68c8dd6d8ef9.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=CPgFNetgQh2QewNm4tjSHZiTeMc=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nA salp chain off Alicante, Spain.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Angel Fitor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A jaguar and her cub carrying an anaconda from the Tr\u00eas Irm\u00e3os River in the Pantanal, Brazil.\" data-fragment=\"m!e3bb\" 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data-image=\"https:\/\/mondrian.mashable.com\/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F1102302%252F44085e58-7c8f-4be8-9949-e5a1a4deeb50.jpg%252Ffull-fit-in__1200x2000.jpg?signature=4UW6jnUzLl7AcqJgv86sobw-kF0=&amp;source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com\" data-micro=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\"  ><link href=\"http:\/\/me.mashable.com\/null\" itemprop=\"url\"><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\nTwo mice fighting over food scraps on the London Underground, U.K.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><div class=\"image-credit\">\n<p>Image: Sam Rowley<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"image\">\n<p itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A kestrel and a magpie in a dead flower spike tree in Valencia, Spain.\" data-fragment=\"m!b83b\" 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