"Why did the sloth cross the road?" by Andrew Whitworth.
Andrew Whitworth/British Ecological Society
- Wild animals exhibiting rather human-like traits are among the prize-winning pictures in the British Ecological Society's annual photography competition.
- Images from around the world include frogs, lions, monkeys, sloths, and more.
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Animals - they're just like us, according to the winning and highly commended pictures from the British Ecological Society's annual photography competition which show them doing surprisingly human-like things.
"Capturing Ecology," as the photography competition is known, features 15 prize-winning images capturing nature in all its glory around the world, and 15 highly commended runners-up.
The winning images will be exhibited at the Society's annual conference in Belfast from December 10 to 13. They will also be displayed at a free exhibition at Ulster Museum beginning February 11, 2020.
Here are the prize-winning images and runners-up.
Overall winner: "Red night" by Roberto García Roa
Roberto Garci´a Roa/British Ecological Society
Overall Runner Up: "Autumn texture" by Mikhail Kapychka
Mikhail Kapychka/British Ecological Society
Overall student winner: "Flames in fumes" by Nilanjan Chatterjee
Nilanjan Chatterjee/British Ecological Society
Individuals and Populations category winner: "Sleeping still" by Felix Fornoff
Felix Fornoff/British Ecological Society
Individuals and Populations student winner: "Watchful" by Khristian V. Valencia
Khristian V. Valencia/British Ecological Society
Dynamic Ecosystems category winner: "Small warrior" by Roberto García Roa
Roberto García Roa/British Ecological Society
Dynamic Ecosystems student winner: "Are you seeing the same as me?" by Pablo Javier Merlo
Pablo Javier Merlo/British Ecological Society
Up Close and Personal category winner: "Fluorescence" by Roberto García Roa
Roberto García Roa/British Ecological Society
Up Close and Personal student winner: "Harlequin" by Khristian V. Valencia
Khristian V. Valencia/British Ecological Society
People and Nature category winner: "Why did the sloth cross the road?" by Andrew Whitworth
"Why did the sloth cross the road?" by Andrew Whitworth.
Andrew Whitworth/British Ecological Society
People and nature student winner: "Thawing away" by Gergana Daskalova
Gergana Daskalova/British Ecological Society
Ecology in Action category winner: "The Rhino's Annual Haircut" by Molly Penny
Molly Penny/British Ecological Society
Ecology in Action student winner: "Capturing tundra vegetation change" by Gergana Daskalova
Gergana Daskalova/British Ecological Society
The Art of Ecology category winner: "For the love of flamingos" by Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson/British Ecological Society
The Art of Ecology student winner: "Teeny tiny world" by Sanne Govaert
Sanne Govaert/British Ecological Society
Dynamic Ecosystems highly commended: "Battle in the undergrowth" by Ben Goodheart
Ben Goodheart/British Ecological Society
Dynamic Ecosystems highly commended: "Iceland's lady" by Hannah Westhenry
Hannah Westhenry/British Ecological Society
Up Close and Personal highly commended: "A stab in the dark" by Ed Hall
Ed Hall/British Ecological Society
Up Close and Personal highly commended: "A glass frog blending in" by Emilie Ellis
Emilie Ellis/British Ecological Society
The Art of Ecology highly commended: "Movement or not" by Roberto García Roa
Roberto García Roa/British Ecological Society
The Art of Ecology highly commended: "Misty crater lake" by Tessa Driessen
Tessa Driessen/British Ecological Society
The Art of Ecology highly commended: "Green life" by Veronica Nava
Veronica Nava/British Ecological Society
People and Nature highly commended: "A side of fries" by Nigel Taylor
Nigel Taylor/British Ecological Society
People and Nature highly commended: "I don't think I will need those fishing lines to catch my food" by Andrea Parisi
Andrea Parisi/British Ecological Society
People and Nature highly commended: "One peregrine to eat them all" by Gergana Daskalova
Gergana Daskalova/British Ecological Society
Individuals and Populations highly commended: "Bringing up bee remains" by Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson/British Ecological Society
Individuals and Populations highly commended: "Cooperation" by Roberto García Roa
Roberto García Roa/British Ecological Society
Individuals and Populations highly commended: "Sleeping beauty" by Katherine Mullin
Katherine Mullin/British Ecological Society
Individuals and Populations highly commended: "Bringing the bacon home" by Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson/British Ecological Society
Individuals and Populations highly commended: "Do I know you?" by Ellie Kent
Ellie Kent/British Ecological Society
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