Can photos bring us closer to nature? A competition lets members of the public vote on their favourite wildlife pictures. With so many choices, how will we pick?
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The cutest animal on Earth. That's me!
Can photos bring us closer to nature? A competition lets members of the public vote on their favourite wildlife pictures. With so many choices, how will we pick?
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What's happening?
Photographers around the world are entering a contest. It is the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition.
This year, there is a special award called People's Choice. It means that everyone can vote on their favourite!
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More than 50,000 people have entered the competition. Their photos come from 65 countries.
Now, the public gets to choose from just 25 of the best.
The pictures are very varied. One is a close-up of meerkats. Another shows a bear cub asleep next to an eagle.
There are big animals elephants, tapirs and zebra. There are tiny insects and birds.
Fans of the competition say it teaches us about wildlife. One photo shows a jaguar that survived a forest fire.
But others say the best way to find out about nature is to explore it ourselves.
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Can photos bring us closer to nature?
Some say
Yes! The pictures help us find out about animals and places far away. We can learn much more about the world and nature!
Others think
No. It is better to go outside and find wildlife where you live. Looking at pictures is great but it does not tell us what nature is really like.
The cutest animal on Earth. That’s me!
A group of meerkats in the Tswalu Kalahari Reserve in South Africa © Thomas Peschak