Fantastic Gallery of Animal Photos Nominated For "2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of The Year" Contest (17 Photos)

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  • 01

    Free Spirit

    National Geographic photo of deer sprinting across the road after a jeep has passed
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    Photograph: Adil Siraj


  • 02

    Wandering Curiosities

    Black and white photo of elk curious at the camera
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    Photo By: Hidetoshi Kikuchi

  • 03

    The butterfly and the waterfalls

    butterfly resting by the bottom of a waterfall on an old rusty pipe
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    Photograph by: Ivan Kyurkchiyski

  • 04

    Salt Addiction

    Moose licking salt off the road
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    Photo By: Juan-Miguel Hernandez

  • 05

    Thousand Seabirds

    group of well dispersed seabirds
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    Photo By: Emilio Pang

  • 06

    Eye Spy

    Black and white photo of humpback whale just sticking his head enough out of the water.
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    Photo By: Mark Seabury

  • 07

    The march

    amazing photo of lions marching in a row through the brush.
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    Photo By: Torie Hilley


  • 08

    Emperors in the storm

    Hoard of Emperor penguins braving a storm
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    Photo By: Jose Rosas

  • 09

    Unleashed Fury

    Portrait of a massive elephant.
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    Photo By: Dana Kennedy

  • 10

    Mother and cub

    Mother and cub polar bears with their noses almost touching.
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    Photo By: Baoting (Bob) Chen

  • 11

    Surveying From A Mountain Stage

    Climbing to the top of the mountain to look down.
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    Photo By: Jenny Oliver

  • 12

    Southern Calamari Squid Sunset

    Squid and sunset.
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    Photo By: Jordan Robins

  • 13

    The look of innocense

    baby polar bear cub under momma bear's feet.
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    Photo By: Nadeem Sufi

  • 14

    Lunch Time

    tortoise eating and posing for a picture
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    Photo By: Andrey Narchuk

  • 15

    Arte Natural

    Open window with a hyena outside perfectly framed.
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    Photograph by: Cristian Felipe Prieto Hernández

  • 16

    First Dive

    Majestic picture of a tortoise swimming through the water.
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    Photo By: Matthew Smith

  • 17

    Wings Towards the sun

    beautiful picture of swans on a lake
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    Photo By: Scott Summers

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