04 September 2012 06:17 | By MSN News
Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012

The Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012 competition has released a selection of commended photos



The tourist tiger trail by Melisa Lee (Malaysia) (© Melisa Lee/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
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  • The tourist tiger trail by Melisa Lee (Malaysia) (© Melisa Lee/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
  • Lion in the spotlight by Joel Sartore (USA) (© Joel Sartore/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
  • A golden eagle chases a fox away from its food (© Stefan Huwiler/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
  • A Japanese macaques sleeps in a hot-spring pool (© Jasper Doest/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
  • A rare spirit bear enjoying some salmon in a forest (© Paul Nicklen/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
  • A lioness on an early morning hunt in the Okavango Delta’s Duba Plains, Botswana, (© Frits Hoogendijk/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
  • A fox caught in the act of eating a chicken (© Hannah Bedford/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
  • Long-legged flies engage in a combat dance (© Klaus Tamm/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
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The tourist tiger trail by Melisa Lee (Malaysia)
Melisa's picture shows a male tiger leading tourists back from the tiger-petting arena to the monastery, followed by his two-month-old cubs (an unusual sight, since cubs would normally stay with their mother until at least a year old).

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