Greg du Toit/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
South African photographer Greg du Toit has been named 2013's Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his image "Essence of Elephants" taken in Botswana's Northern Tuli Game Reserve.
More than 40,000 photographs were submitted to the contest which is run by the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide.
Click on to see more stunning images from the competition.
Udayan Rao Pawar/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"Mother's little headful," was taken by 14-year-old Udayan Rao Pawar on the banks of the Chambal River in Madhya Pradesh, India. Pawar was recognized as 2013's Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Paul Souders/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"The water bear," by Paul Souders
Hudson Bay, Canada
Connor Stefanison/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"Lucky pounce," by Connor Stefanison
Connor Stefanison/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"The flight path," by Connor Stefanison
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Isak Pretorius/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"Sticky situation," by Isak Pretorius
Luis Javier Sandoval/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"Dive buddy," by Luis Javier Sandoval
Caribbean Sea, Mexico
Sergey Gorshkov/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"The cauldron," by Sergey Gorshkov
Tolbachik volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
Jasper Doest/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"Snow moment," by Jasper Doest
Joe McDonald/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013
"The spat," by Joe McDonald
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