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Elephantastic Cuteness from Addo Elephant Park in South Africa by #wildographer @peterhaygarth ・・・ #Wildography #wildlifephotography #peterhaygarth #elephant #ellies #southafrica #addoelephantpark #cute #babyanimals #africanwildlife #africanwildlifephotography #nikonwildlife #nikond4s #natgeo #nationalgeographic #nhm #wpy55 https://www.instagram.com/p/CB09GUFgLUs/?igshid=172di6ozzaxyn

Murderous Hippos, Thirsty Birds, and Snoozing Seals are Highly Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition

Stunning Shots Take Top Prizes in the 2019 Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

Warning - you may find this image distressing. Repost @nhm_wpy In this dramatic and disturbing image from #WPY55, a newborn hippo has been seized in the huge gape of a large bull. Just days old, it was keeping close to its mother in the shallows of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe, when the bull suddenly made a beeline for them. After trying to drown it, he tried to crush it to death. All the while, the distraught mother looked on. Adrian’s fast reaction and fast exposure captured the shocking drama. Infanticide among hippos is rare but may result from the stress caused through overcrowding when their day-resting pools dry out. A male may also increase his reproductive chances by killing young that are not his, triggering females to go into oestrus, ready to mate with him. Male hippos are also aggressively territorial, and brutal fights are not uncommon. Image: Last gasp by Adrian Hirschi, Switzerland. (@adrianhirschi_photography) Highly Commended 2019, Behaviour: Mammals. #WildlifePhotographerOfTheYear #wildlifefriendlyfarming #destination_wild https://www.instagram.com/p/B5tNPxcBXIj/?igshid=qsolmt3bpkvg