People’s Choice: Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

February 4, 2026

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A polar bear cub's family was impacted by human proximity, leading to the mother's death and the cub's euthanization.
An ambush bug nymph was photographed waiting for prey in Michigan.
A male marvelous spatuletail hummingbird was observed in Peru.
A superpod of spinner dolphins was seen herding fish near Costa Rica.
A lion-tailed macaque with its infant was photographed in India.
A sika deer survived for months carrying the locked antlers of a deceased rival in Japan.
Young kestrels were captured preparing to leave their nest in Germany.
A mother brushtail possum and its joey were photographed in Tasmania.
A sarus crane parent shared an intimate moment with its chick in Thailand.
A pangolin pup was born at a rescue center in South Africa after its mother was a victim of poaching.
A rufous-vented ground cuckoo was seen catching a cicada in Costa Rica.
A mother polar bear and cubs were photographed resting on the Hudson Bay coast, facing challenges from shrinking sea ice.
A leucistic otter was observed feeding in Brazil.
Solar panels were arranged in a pattern resembling water ripples in England.
A juvenile swimming crab was seen hitching a ride on a jellyfish in Indonesia.
A young lynx was photographed playing with a rodent in Spain.
The collection is part of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, developed by the Natural History Museum in London.

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