【Three Female Ghosts】

The Three Female Ghostswildlife photos have been coming thick and fast lately.

First we had the highly commended entires in the Wildlife Photography of the Year Awards, then we had the Comedy Wildlife Photography of the Year Awards, and this week we had the microscopic entries for the Nikon Small World Photomicography Competition.

Now, we have even more photos from the Wildlife Photography of the Year Awards — and this time it's the winners.

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On Tuesday night, the competition – which is run by London's Natural History Museum – announced the winning entries across 17 categories, including the overall winner of the entire contest.

Before we dive into the photos, a quick warning: Although many of the entries below showcase nature's beauty, they also show its more brutal side — and there are two photojournalism winners, right at the bottom, that show animals in captivity.

'The embrace' by Sergey Gorshkov, Russia. Winner of 'Animals in their environment' and overall competition winner. Credit: Sergey Gorshkov 'The fox that got the goose' by Liina Heikkinen, Finland. Winner of the 15-16 category, and overall young winner. Credit: Liina Heikkinen 'Out of the blue' by Gabriel Eisenband, Colombia. Winner of 'Plants and Fungi.' Credit: Gabriel Eisenband 'Etna's river of fire' by Luciano Gaudenzio, Italy. Winner of 'Earth's Environments.' Credit: Luciano Gaudenzio 'Eleonora's gift' by Alberto Fantoni, Italy. Winner of 'Rising Star Portfolio.' Credit: Alberto Fantoni 'A mean mouthful' by Sam Sloss, Italy/USA. Winner of the 11-14 category. Credit: Sam Sloss 'Perfect balance' by Andrés Luis Dominguez Blanco, Spain. Winner of the 10 years and under category. Credit: Andrés Luis Dominguez Blanco 'The pose' by Mogens Trolle, Denmark. Winner of 'Animal Portraits.' Credit: Mogens Trolle SEE ALSO: 27 otherworldly astronomy photos that will truly blow your mind 'When mother says run' by Shanyuan Li, China. Winner of 'Behaviour: Mammals.' Credit: Shanyuan Li 'Great crested sunrise' by Jose Luis Ruiz Jiménez, Spain. Winner of 'Behaviour: Birds.' Credit: Jose Luis Ruiz Jiménez 'The last bite' by Ripan Biswas, India. Winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Portfolio Award. Credit: Ripan Biswas 'Life in the balance' by Jaime Culebras, Spain. Winner of 'Behaviour: Amphibians and Reptiles.' Credit: Jaime Culebras 'A tale of two wasps' by Frank Deschandol, France. Winner of 'Behaviour: Invertebrates.' Credit: Frank Deschandol 'The golden moment' by Songda Cai, China. Winner of 'Under Water.' Credit: Songda Cai 'Watching you watching them' by Alex Badyaev, Russia/USA. Winner of 'Urban Wildlife.' Credit: Alex Badyaev 'Show Business' by Kirsten Luce, USA, shows a bear forced to perform in a travelling Russian circus. Winner of the Wildlife Photojournalism: Single Image' category. Credit: Kirsten Luce 'Backroom business' by Paul Hilton, UK/Australia, shows a pig-tailed macaque on show in Bali’s bird market. Winner 2020, Wildlife Photojournalist Story Award Credit: Paul Hilton

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