THIS snap of two sleepy red squirrels in a tree is a front runner in the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.
The cuddly duo were captured by Brit Neil Anderson who is up for the People’s Choice category in the contest run by the Natural History Museum.
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Two cuddly red squirrels snapped by Neil Anderson are a front runner in the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contestCredit: PA:Press Association
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A photo by Guillermo Esteves shows a curious moose nuzzling a car wing mirror while a labrador looks onCredit: PA:Press Association
Another, taken in the US by Guillermo Esteves, shows a curious moose nuzzling a car wing mirror.
The black and white image, called Close Encounter, also has a labrador sitting in the passenger seat of the car, worriedly eyeballing the massive creature.
Animal lovers all over the globe can vote for their favorite picture by visiting the Natural History Museums website to pick their top snap.
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Mogens Trolle's dramatic snap shows an 'alpha' mandrillCredit: PA:Press Association
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A group of turtles swim in the ocean in a photo by Thomas PeschakCredit: PA:Press Association
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A mountain hare curls up in the Scottish Highlands in a photo taken by Andy ParkinsonCredit: PA:Press Association
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A long-nosed dragon in Western Australia walks along a wire fence in a snap by Gary MeredithCredit: PA:Press Association
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Adult burrowing owls and their chicks in Ontario, California, were photographed by Andrew LeeCredit: PA:Press Association
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A lion sits on top of a rock in an atmospheric shot by Wim van den HeeverCredit: PA:Press Association
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Laurent Ballesta captured two grey reef sharks tearing a fish apartCredit: PA:Press Association
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A bear trainer trains Siberian brown bears at the Saint Petersburg State Circus, taken by Kirsten LuceCredit: PA:Press Association
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Robert Irwin captured a snap of an Australian bushfireCredit: PA:Press Association
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A polar bear looks on at a bird in a photograph by Petri PietilainenCredit: PA:Press Association
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A rare shot of a six-month-old snow leopard cub was taken by Frederic LarreyCredit: PA:Press Association
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Andrey Shpatak snapped a Japanese warbonnet in the north of the Gulf of Oprichnik in the Sea of JapanCredit: PA:Press Association
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Burrowing owls keep a lookout on a residential American street, taken by Karine AignerCredit: PA:Press Association
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Joseph Dominic Anthony photographed the Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong KongCredit: PA:Press Association
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Britta Jaschinski captured a shot of a zebra head confiscated at a border point in the USACredit: PA:Press Association
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Emmanuel Rondeau took a photo on a path in the Bhutanese mountainsCredit: PA:Press Association
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Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, moments before he passed away in an emotional photo by Ami VitaleCredit: PA:Press Association
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A cheeky creature poses for the camera in Pallavi Prasad Laveti's photoCredit: PA:Press Association
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Sam Sloss captured an octopus emerging from a shellCredit: PA:Press Association
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