{"id":520261,"date":"2026-03-13T01:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/520261\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T01:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T01:59:27","slug":"40-breathtaking-shots-that-won-awards-in-the-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/520261\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Breathtaking Shots That Won Awards In The Wildlife Photographer Of The Year Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition reminds us how powerful photography can be when it comes to telling the story of the natural world. Organized by the Natural History Museum in London, it is widely considered one of the most prestigious wildlife photography competitions in the world, attracting thousands of photographers from across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>For this post, we selected 40 extraordinary photographs awarded in previous editions of the competition. These remarkable images capture unforgettable moments in the wild\u2014from dramatic predator-prey encounters to quiet, intimate scenes between animals and their young<\/p>\n<p>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm.ac.uk;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm.ac.uk<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHM_WPY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:x.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">x.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Charlie Hamilton James.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3934b38b6f4d83b7cd97f157f53cc3bc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of the photographs reveal the fragile beauty of wildlife in untouched habitats, while others highlight the growing challenges animals face as human activity continues to reshape the planet. Together, they offer a powerful glimpse into both the wonder and vulnerability of life in the natural world.<\/p>\n<p>Behind every image is not only technical skill, but also patience, persistence, and deep respect for nature. Wildlife photographers often spend days, weeks, or even months waiting for the right moment to unfold, sometimes in harsh or unpredictable conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Ashleigh Scully.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/9aa3a1fe19bc81a5cb249f4029857d36.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Yongqing Bao.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0f2b5cb2e4c13c4a259d266f61e76086.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the latest edition of the competition is currently capturing the attention of audiences worldwide through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhm.ac.uk\/wpy\/peoples-choice\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People\u2019s Choice;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">People\u2019s Choice<\/a> Award. This special category invites the public to vote for their favorite image from a selection of outstanding finalists.<\/p>\n<p>Voting is open to everyone and will close next Wednesday, with the winner set to be officially announced on March 25.<\/p>\n<p>Until the new People\u2019s Choice winner is revealed, these award-winning photographs from previous years offer a powerful reminder of why the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition continues to inspire millions of people around the world. Each image tells a story, celebrating the beauty, drama, and delicate balance of life in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Ayala Fishaimer.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a23274cfb499bef7afe01239ac408cb4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Tim Laman.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"526\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/136fec34159f5b353c5b8ad97108e2ef.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Samual Stone.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"452\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/55c1661a763c8356c43c9739b95475d7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Sergey Gorshkov.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1049\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/8b2019a53905e1abb27a780f66b8e3a6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Steve Winter.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d2f38e7ea8bb84d8f5d00b5e8a476773.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Gil Wizen.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/608ed99b2159728019828f72b053e1e5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Neil Anderson.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6247c2c1038f91ec3c1337ec1bc2fc84.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Steve Levi.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7632e7087e384cc90c073bc7e9ca89e3.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Christian Ziegler.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1049\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0304b64fae97f584f74e0f3cfd4e85c0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Martin Buzora.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bb97d5144411c84c542893dcef71011b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Brent Stirton.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5abecbf11265bb843516a094cc77c167.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Suzi Eszterhas.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/980fc57941339e1a001c2ff5e69776c6.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Kim Hui Yu.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1bb5fd541bf83e8832c7167ffd334b9e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Matthew Smith.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0e313b6537601a7ffc48322bab826126.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Ganesh H Shankar.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1053\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6bb26c55531c78773178952c9958d141.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Petr Bambousek.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1049\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/96970410ef7dab3330e7172dda0b5699.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Bruno D&#8217;Amicis.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"464\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/63aa024ba775383a5b7f9fc24bf53914.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Martin Gregus.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"378\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f162555eaec6a6026445070019288df1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Gil Wizen.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"461\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/f559524e7541deaaec3a3f4ad1195df5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Claire Waring.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/607929b43c06f4fca107da59ad3a83d4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Karine Aigner.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a9f9eff945e311e118dca7b2b58de7db.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Andria Hautamaki.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a6ae517c991d4cfc7dfdb782bff7233a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Douglas Gimesy.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"485\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/c361282622649385bb015bc3ad679abd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Jonny Armstrong.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d034bd151f3194364339f228312eec88.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/669f2c073fdfb4bac7f0b4abc7adff08.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Caitlin Henderson.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0337426fa8c07233413a325779e10efd.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Brent Stirton.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bfa538c5eabb92db32b5f3b0efaff3b8.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">nhm_wpy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Robin Darius Conz.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/e152faaada721b5a08c8b818267c0871.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nhm_wpy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:nhm_wpy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link 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