Impressive nature photos of 2015

The annual Wildlife Photography Contest organized by the British Museum of Natural History (NHM) attracts more than 42,000 entries.

According to the contest website nhm.ac.uk , the judges selected the 25 most impressive photo works in the final round of the Photo Awards voted by readers in 2015. The poll ended on January 5, the work "The gray langurs playing swinging games" at Bandipur National Park (Karnataka state, India) are awarded photos of wild animals most loved by readers.(Photo by Thomas Vijayan / NHM).

Works "Black and white".Gentoo penguins in the snow in Antarctica.(Photo: Darío Podestá / NHM).

The work of "Warrior on the prairie".The male lizard (belonging to Sitana ponticeriana) is striving to mark the territory during the mating season in the Maharashtra region (India).(Photo: Anup Deodhar / NHM).

Birds feed on berries in a snowy setting in the Massif du Bugey area, eastern France.(Photo: Joël Brunet / NHM).

Early priming for young birds at the window of a house in Vasterbotten, Sweden.(Photo: Peter Lilja / NHM)

Flamingos in the reserve area Ria Lagartos, Mexico's Yucatan peninsula.(Photo: Claudio Contreras Koob / NHM).

"Heating" works.Seagull is resting on a chimney of buildings during the cold winter in Genoa (Italy).(Photo: Marco Maggesi / NHM).

The bleeding of prey remains after the battle with lions in the White Imfolozi delta in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa).(Photo: Antoine Marchal / NHM).

Orphan orangutans are cared for at the orangutan care center in Sabah district, Borneo island (Malaysian territory).(Photo: Yosuke Kashiwakura / NHM).

The hair of the otter is covered with ice in the harsh winter in the Biebrza National Park (Poland).(Photo: Łukasz Łukasik / NHM).

Crocodiles lurk under the water to hunt in the Alachua Sink area of ​​Paynes Prairie National Park, Florida (USA).(Photo: Mac Stone / NHM)

The cypress trees about 1,000 years old are replacing autumn leaves in the swamp in Louisiana (USA).(Photo: Georg Popp / NHM).