Seeking some eye candy?
Look no further than these highly commended images submitted to the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
This dramatic macro view of Dawsons burrowing bees shows males all attempting to mate with a female.
A jaguar fatally bites a caiman in a dramatic shot.Photo: Ian Ford / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Pallass cats are a species of wild cat native to cold swaths of Asia, like Inner Mongolia.
In this freeze frame, you may be duped into thinking these lions are in an argument.
Perhaps so, but theyre also post-coitus, having mated several times before this photo was taken.
Photo: Georgina Steytler / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
This requiem shark had the misfortune of being bycatch of a fishing boat in the South Atlantic Ocean.
The shark is captured contorting its body as it fights against the hook.
About 80 million sharks are removed from the ocean each year.
Photo: Xingchao Zhu / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Today, about 75% of all shark species are at risk of extinction.
A drone shot captures the majesty and mammoth size of a glacier in Norway.
At first glance, the invertebrates could be mistaken for crowds of penguins seen from afar.
Photo: William Fortescue / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Ah, to be a crabeater seal, napping amongst the sea ice.
Thats the situation of the two pinnipeds seen here, bobbing in the frigid waters of the Weddell Sea.
It looks quite serenedare I say, better than a desk job?
Photo: Tommy Trenchard / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Two peafowl are silhouetted by light illuminating a break in the trees of Rajasthans Keoladeo National Park.
To each their own, but this is my favorite shot of the highly commended selection.
In this shot, two tawny owlets sit on a tree branch in a German park.
Photo: Thomas Vijayan / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A jackdaw is seen here carrying several stones in its beak.
No, its not for digestion.
A dead, frost-covered deer is seen here on the forest floor near Susanville, California.
Photo: Theo Bosboom / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A David Bowie spider is seen between two branches in Malaysia.
A stoat leaps above the snow in this dynamic shot.
Taken in France, the stoats motivations are not clear.
Photo: Tamara Stubbs And Atlantic Productions / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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Photo: Shreyovi Mehta / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photo: Sasha Jumanca / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photo: Samual Stone / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photo: Randy Robbins / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photo: Lam Soon Tak / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Photo: Jose Manuel Grandío / Wildlife Photographer of the Year