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Wildlife photographer of the year: The winners
The winners have been announced for the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, hosted by the Natural History Museum in London and the BBC Wildlife Magazine.
The
breathtaking images include chimps fighting over a bushpig, a snake and
a frog in deadlock, and an encounter with a 14 metre long whale.
Image 1 of 5 Deadlock by David Maitland (UK)Winner of the Animal Behaviour: All Other Animals category
It was at about midnight when David discovered this life-and-death struggle. A cat-eyed tree-snake, coiled around a branch, was
locked in an embrace with a Morelet's treefrog - a critically endangered species.
"The
snake had failed to get its jaws around the whole of
the frog's head," says David. "It wouldn't let go, presumably because
the frog would have leapt away. But it couldn't swallow it, either."
locked in an embrace with a Morelet's treefrog - a critically endangered species.
"The
snake had failed to get its jaws around the whole of
the frog's head," says David. "It wouldn't let go, presumably because
the frog would have leapt away. But it couldn't swallow it, either."
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