Every year, Wikimedia Commons hosts its Picture of the Year contest, bringing together some of the most stunning images shared by photographers from around the world. From landscapes and portraits to architecture and nature, the competition celebrates the very best in visual storytelling. But among all these breathtaking entries, the wildlife photos have a special kind of magic.
In this post, we’ve gathered some of the most extraordinary wildlife shots that have stood out throughout the history of the contest. Through Wikimedia’s Picture of the Year competition, photographers give us an intimate look at life on Earth in all its diversity and wonder.
Take a moment to admire these awe-inspiring shots, and let them remind you just how extraordinary our planet’s wildlife truly is.
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#1 Jeune Raie Aquarium Nausicaa By Luc Viatour
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#2 Eye Of The Bird By Leonardo Ramos
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#3 New Born Calf Of A Frisian Red White Cow By Uberprutser
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#4 Female Toque Macaque With Baby By Senthi Aathavan Senthilverl
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#5 Young Male Proboscis Monkey By Charles J. Sharp
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#6 Hunter Baby Chameleon By Mkrc85
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#7 Baby Hamster By Augustus Binu
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#8 Capybaras By Clodomiro Esteves Junior
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#9 Spotted Trunkfish By Betty Wills
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#10 Macaca Fuscata Juvenile Yawning By Daisuke Tashiro
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#11 Southern Elephant Seal By Butterfly Austral
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#12 Mandarinfish In Aquarium By Luc Viatour
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#13 Thomas Fuhrmann By Prasan Shrestha
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#14 Sunrise At Agmon Hill During The Crane Migration By Tomere
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#15 Red Fox By Nadezhda Khaustova
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#16 Huskies Sled Dogs In Kulusuk By Markus Trienke
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#17 Cat Playing With A Lizard By Basile Morin
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#18 Red-Billed Oxpecker By Charles J. Sharp
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#19 Perereca Macaco By Renato Augusto Martins
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#20 A Butterfly Feeding On The Tears Of A Turtle In Ecuador By Amalavida
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#21 Alpine Ibexes By Luca Casale
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#22 Look Of Ringed Seal By Кирилл Уютнов
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#23 Cervus Nippon By Diego Delso
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#24 Campamento De Ganado De La Tribu Mundari By Diego Delso
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#25 Flap-Necked Chameleon By Charles J. Sharp
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#26 Martin Pecheur By Luc Viatour
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#27 Parque Estadual Encontro Das Águas By Thomas Fuhrmann
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#28 Garranos Fight By Norberto Esteves
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#29 The Bug Peek By Mildeep
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#30 Killer Whales Hunting A Seal By Callan Carpenter
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#31 Alcedo Atthis By Luca Casale
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#32 Zitting Cisticola By Budi Santoso Adji
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#33 Portrait Of An Ant By Retro Lenses
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#34 Trinkende Taube Am Neptunbrunnen In Tübingen By Dktue
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#35 Indosylvirana Urbis By Jee & Rani Nature Photography
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#36 Jubilee And Munin By Colin
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#37 Wild Elephants Walking Up A Road In The Area Of Khao Yai National Park By Khunkay
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#38 Cheetah At Sunset By Arturo De Frias Marques
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#39 Vespula Vulgaris Portrait By Tim Evison
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#40 “Wild” Horses By Robin Müller
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#41 Humpback Whale By Charles J. Sharp
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#42 House Sparrow Nepal By Dasrath Shrestha Beejukchhen (Bablu)
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#43 Atlantic Puffin By Jakub Hałun
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#44 Red-Headed Weaver By Charles J. Sharp
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#45 Close-Up View Of The Head Of A White Tiger By Basile Morin
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#46 Eilat Dolphin Reef By טל שמע
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#47 When Feeding The Young By Luckhy86
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