Award-winning animal photos capture nature’s posers



18:21 20 September 2013


Some spectacular animal antics have been immortalised by this year's Animal Photography Prize winners. Now in its second year, the competition organised by the Zoological Society of London received thousands of entries. The top wildlife snaps are currently on display at London Zoo.






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Sunbathing Heron by Emma Collins

Highly Commended, Junior entry in The Perfect Moment category


Who says birds can't do yoga? Poised gracefully on a beach on Kaafu Atoll in the Maldives, this heron is spreading its wings to catch some sun. After a tropical rainstorm, it adopts the pose to dry off the underside of its wings.


(Image: Emma Collins/ZSL)