The judges trawled through 20,000 global submissions to choose the winning shots, which cast a light on the incredible diversity of bird life that we share our planet with .
A shot of a rare underwater spawning that only takes place around a full moon once a year has been named as the winner of this year's Wildlife Photographer Of The Year competition.
From a polar bear sleeping on an iceberg to an Indian turtle swimming among fish in the ocean, this incredible array of images showcases the work of some of the world s finest photographers.
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