Wildlife Photographer of the Year - People's Choice
A cub escapes deep snow by hitching a ride on its mother's backside in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada.
Taken by Daisy Gilardini, from Switzerland, the photo is one of 25 shortlisted for the People's Choice Award in the latest Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition - on show now at the Natural History Museum in London.
Alain Mafart Renodier was on a winter visit to Japan's Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park when he took this photograph of a sleeping baby Japanese macaque, its mother's hand covering its head protectively.
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Opportunistic croc
Bence Mate, Hungary
Opportunistic croc by Bence Mate, HungaryImage copyrightBENCE MATE / WPOTY 2016
Although this shot was taken from a safe hide, Bence Mate says it was chilling to see the killing eyes of this 4m (13ft) Nile crocodile. This one had been baited with natural carcasses on an island in the Zimanga Private Game Reserve, South Africa, but crocodiles also come here just to bask in the Sun.
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The stare of death
Johan Kloppers, South Africa
The stare of death by Johan Kloppers, South AfricaImage copyrightJOHAN KLOPPERS / WPOTY 2016
Johan Kloppers saw this little wildebeest shortly after it was born in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. Little did he know that he would witness its death later that same day. The small herd of wildebeest walked right past a pride of lions, and the calf was caught by a lioness and then taken by this male lion.
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Monkey ball
Thomas Kokta, Germany
Monkey ball by Thomas Kokta, GermanyImage copyrightTHOMAS KOKTA / WPOTY 2016
Cold temperatures on Shodoshima Island, Japan, sometimes lead to monkey balls, where a group of five or more snow monkeys huddle together to keep warm. Thomas Kokta climbed a tree to get this image.
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Facing the storm
Gunther Riehle, Germany
Facing the storm by Gunther Riehle, GermanyImage copyrightGUNTHER RIEHLE / WPOTY 2016
Gunther Riehle arrived at the sea-ice in Antarctica in sunshine, but by the evening a storm had picked up - and then came snow. He concentrated on taking images of the emperor penguin chicks huddled together to shield themselves.
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Ghostly snow geese
Gordon Illg, US
Ghostly snow geese by Gordon Illg, USAImage copyrightGORDON ILLG / WPOTY 2016
These snow geese almost seemed like ghosts in the pink early morning light as they landed among sandhill cranes in the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, US.
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Sisters
Bernd Wasiolka, Germany
Sisters by Bernd Wasiolka, GermanyImage copyrightBERND WASIOLKA / WPOTY 2016
Bernd Wasiolka encountered a large lion pride at a waterhole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. One of the two males spray-marked the branches of a nearby tree. Later two females sniffed the markings and for a brief moment both adopted the same posture.
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Into the fray
Stephen Belcher, New Zealand
Into the fray by Stephen Belcher, New ZealandImage copyrightSTEPHEN BELCHER / WPOTY 2016
Stephen Belcher spent a week photographing golden snub-nosed monkeys in a valley in the Zhouzhi Nature Reserve in the Qinling Mountains, China. The monkeys have very thick fur, which they need to withstand the freezing nights in winter. This image shows two males about to fight, one already up on a rock, the other bounding in with a young male.
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Head-on
Tapio Kaisla, Finland
Head-on by Tapio Kaisla, FinlandImage copyrightTAPIO KAISLA / WPOTY 2016
Tapio Kaisla took a trip to Dovrefjell-Sunndalsfjell National Park, Norway, to find these oxen in their natural habitat. Even though spring is not rutting season for these animals, they were already seriously testing their strength against each other. The air rang out with the loud bang of the head-on collision.
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Colorado red
Annie Katz, US
Colorado red by Annie Katz, USAImage copyrightANNIE KATZ / WPOTY 2016
It was a crisp, clear day in January when Annie Katz saw this Colorado red fox hunting in her neighbour's field in Aspen, Colorado, US. The light was perfect, and she took the photo as the fox approached her, looking right into the lens of her camera.
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The couple
Sergio Sarta, Italy
The couple by Sergio Sarta, ItalyImage copyrightSERGIO SARTA / WPOTY 2016
During a dive off the coast of Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Sergio Sarta saw a bright-coloured organism - a fire urchin with an elegant couple of little Coleman shrimps. The fire urchin has quills that are very toxic to humans - the shrimps avoid this danger by seeking out safe areas between the quills.
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Jelly starburst
Andrea Marshall, US
Jelly starburst by Andrea Marshall, USAImage copyrightANDREA MARSHALL / WPOTY 2016
Andrea Marshall was snorkelling off the coast of Mozambique when she came across hundreds of large jelly-fish. Many were covered with brittle sta
