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 Hunter Baby Chameleon By Mkrc85
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#2 Jeune Raie Aquarium Nausicaa By Luc Viatour
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#3 Eye Of The Bird By Leonardo Ramos
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#4 Red Fox By Nadezhda Khaustova
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#5 Sunrise At Agmon Hill During The Crane Migration By Tomere
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#6 Female Toque Macaque With Baby By Senthi Aathavan Senthilverl
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#7 Capybaras By Clodomiro Esteves Junior
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#8 Macaca Fuscata Juvenile Yawning By Daisuke Tashiro
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#9 Mandarinfish In Aquarium By Luc Viatour
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#10 Parque Estadual Encontro Das Águas By Thomas Fuhrmann
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#11 Baby Hamster By Augustus Binu
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#12 Perereca Macaco By Renato Augusto Martins
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#13 Jubilee And Munin By Colin
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#14 "Wild" Horses By Robin Müller
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#15 New Born Calf Of A Frisian Red White Cow By Uberprutser
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#16 Cat Playing With A Lizard By Basile Morin
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#17 Wild Elephants Walking Up A Road In The Area Of Khao Yai National Park By Khunkay
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#18 Young Male Proboscis Monkey By Charles J. Sharp
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#19 Red-Headed Weaver By Charles J. Sharp
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#20 Huskies Sled Dogs In Kulusuk By Markus Trienke
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#21 Spotted Trunkfish By Betty Wills
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#22 Martin Pecheur By Luc Viatour
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#23 Thomas Fuhrmann By Prasan Shrestha
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#24 A Butterfly Feeding On The Tears Of A Turtle In Ecuador By Amalavida
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#25 Trinkende Taube Am Neptunbrunnen In Tübingen By Dktue
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#26 Red-Billed Oxpecker By Charles J. Sharp
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#27 Cheetah At Sunset By Arturo De Frias Marques
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#28 Southern Elephant Seal By Butterfly Austral
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#29 Campamento De Ganado De La Tribu Mundari By Diego Delso
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#30 Atlantic Puffin By Jakub Hałun
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#31 When Feeding The Young By Luckhy86
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#32 Flap-Necked Chameleon By Charles J. Sharp
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#33 Garranos Fight By Norberto Esteves
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#34 The Bug Peek By Mildeep
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#35 Alcedo Atthis By Luca Casale
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#36 Close-Up View Of The Head Of A White Tiger By Basile Morin
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#37 Indosylvirana Urbis By Jee & Rani Nature Photography
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#38 Humpback Whale By Charles J. Sharp
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#39 Look Of Ringed Seal By Кирилл Уютнов
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#40 Cervus Nippon By Diego Delso
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#41 Zitting Cisticola By Budi Santoso Adji
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#42 Portrait Of An Ant By Retro Lenses
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#43 Vespula Vulgaris Portrait By Tim Evison
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#44 Alpine Ibexes By Luca Casale
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#45 House Sparrow Nepal By Dasrath Shrestha Beejukchhen (Bablu)
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#46 Eilat Dolphin Reef By טל שמע
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#47 Killer Whales Hunting A Seal By Callan Carpenter
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