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Immerse yourself in nature with these 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year images

The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10 year old from India.
<em>Dome home</em> by Vidyun R Hebbar, India, Winner, 10 Years and Under. Vidyun R Hebbar watches a tent spider as a tuk-tuk passes by. Exploring his local theme park, he found an occupied spider's web in a gap in a wall. A passing tuk-tuk provided a backdrop of rainbow colors to set off the spider's silk creation. Tent spiders are tiny; this one had legs spanning less than 15 millimeters.

The winning images of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition are here, and they're enthralling.

The annual event is organized by London's Museum of Natural History and recognized as the world's longest-running and most prestigious nature photography competition. In on Tuesday, the museum said it had received more than 50,000 submissions from

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