Best of 2021: 15 of The Most Beautiful Animal Photos

Here are some awesome photos that are now up for the People’s Choice Award from the Natural History Museum for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021.

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is positioned as a global platform for amateur and professional photographers and the photos presented in its competition are seen by millions of people around the world. The 2021 competition saw the participation of more than 50,000 photos from 95 different countries. The 25 images below are currently on display at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, until voting ends on February 2, 2022. The winner will then be presented until the close of the exhibition on June 5, 2022.

The top five images from the People’s Choice Award will also be posted online, joining the winners of the fifty-seventh Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition chosen by the jury and announced earlier this year. Check out below 15 of The Most Beautiful Animal Photos to blow your mind.

1. Bonds of love by Peter Delaney, Ireland South Africa

2. Breath of an Arctic fox by Marco Gaiotti, Italy

3. Building an egg case by Javier Aznar González de Rueda by Spain

4. Dancing in the snow by Qiang Guo, China

5. Dolphin hug by Jaime Rojo, Spain

6. Jaguar of ashes by Ernane Junior, Brazil

7. Life in black and white by Lucas Bustamante, Ecuador

8. Living together by Dhritiman Mukherjee, India

9. Lynx cub licking by Antonio Liebana Navarro, Spain

10. Monkey cuddle by Zhang Qiang, China

11. Shelter from the rain by Ashleigh McCord, USA

12. Stay close by Maxime Aliaga, France

13. The eagle and the bear by Jeroen Hoekendijk, The Netherlands

14. The ice bear cometh… by Andy Skillen, UK