Bear necessities! The very best that wildlife has to offer – Firstpost

A polar bear resting with her cubs, a crafty crab hitching a ride on a jellyfish, and a young sloth safe in his mother’s embrace are just among the many images picked for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2026 1/15 Bond in Motion: The striking eyes of a curious lion-tailed macaque and its infant are on display as it races along a path. Image Courtesy: Lalith Ekanayake/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2/15 Flying Rodent: A young lynx playfully throws a rodent into the air before killing and devouring it. Image Courtesy: Josef Stefan/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 3/15 Swirling Superpod: A spectacular superpod of spinner dolphins herds lanternfish towards the surface of the ocean. Image Courtesy: Cecile Gabillon/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 4/15 Family Rest: A mother polar bear and her three cubs pause peacefully in the summer heat. Image Courtesy: Christopher Paetkau/ 5/15 Dark Knight: A rare tiger with wide, dark stripes wanders a tiger reserve in India. Image Courtesy: Prasenjeet Yadav/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 6/15 Hold Me Tightly: A brown-throated three-toed sloth mother cradles her young in her arms to shelter it from the rain. Image Courtesy: Dvir Barkay/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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