Into the Furnace
A sun bear shelters from the rain in a furnace as a butterfly settles on its snout. A sign on the furnace reads ‘evolution’. Mogens says this is indeed a type of evolution – a wild animal’s opportunistic response to humans disturbing its natural habitat.
Photograph: Mogens Trolle/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Family Rest
A polar bear and her three cubs pause in the summer heat, resting after their long journey north along the Hudson Bay coast in Canada. Shrinking sea ice is making it harder for polar bears to hunt and find food to survive in summer.
Photograph: Christopher Paetkau/Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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