Every year, Wikimedia Commons hosts its Picture of the Year contest, bringing together some of the most stunning images shared by photographers from around the world. From landscapes and portraits to architecture and nature, the competition celebrates the very best in visual storytelling. But among all these breathtaking entries, the wildlife photos have a special kind of magic.
In this post, we’ve gathered some of the most extraordinary wildlife shots that have stood out throughout the history of the contest. Through Wikimedia’s Picture of the Year competition, photographers give us an intimate look at life on Earth in all its diversity and wonder.
Take a moment to admire these awe-inspiring shots, and let them remind you just how extraordinary our planet’s wildlife truly is.
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#1 Jeune Raie Aquarium Nausicaa By Luc Viatour
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#2 Red Fox By Nadezhda Khaustova
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#3 Capybaras By Clodomiro Esteves Junior
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#4 Eye Of The Bird By Leonardo Ramos
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#5 Mandarinfish In Aquarium By Luc Viatour
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#6 Hunter Baby Chameleon By Mkrc85
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#7 Parque Estadual Encontro Das Águas By Thomas Fuhrmann
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#8 Baby Hamster By Augustus Binu
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#9 New Born Calf Of A Frisian Red White Cow By Uberprutser
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#10 Red-Headed Weaver By Charles J. Sharp
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#11 Sunrise At Agmon Hill During The Crane Migration By Tomere
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#12 “Wild” Horses By Robin Müller
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#13 Perereca Macaco By Renato Augusto Martins
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#14 Jubilee And Munin By Colin
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#15 Female Toque Macaque With Baby By Senthi Aathavan Senthilverl
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#16 Wild Elephants Walking Up A Road In The Area Of Khao Yai National Park By Khunkay
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#17 Young Male Proboscis Monkey By Charles J. Sharp
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#18 Cat Playing With A Lizard By Basile Morin
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#19 Macaca Fuscata Juvenile Yawning By Daisuke Tashiro
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#20 Cheetah At Sunset By Arturo De Frias Marques
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#21 Martin Pecheur By Luc Viatour
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#22 Huskies Sled Dogs In Kulusuk By Markus Trienke
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#23 Alcedo Atthis By Luca Casale
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#24 Atlantic Puffin By Jakub Hałun
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#25 Close-Up View Of The Head Of A White Tiger By Basile Morin
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#26 Trinkende Taube Am Neptunbrunnen In Tübingen By Dktue
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#27 Red-Billed Oxpecker By Charles J. Sharp
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#28 Thomas Fuhrmann By Prasan Shrestha
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#29 Spotted Trunkfish By Betty Wills
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#30 A Butterfly Feeding On The Tears Of A Turtle In Ecuador By Amalavida
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#31 Alpine Ibexes By Luca Casale
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#32 Garranos Fight By Norberto Esteves
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#33 Southern Elephant Seal By Butterfly Austral
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#34 Campamento De Ganado De La Tribu Mundari By Diego Delso
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#35 The Bug Peek By Mildeep
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#36 Indosylvirana Urbis By Jee & Rani Nature Photography
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#37 Look Of Ringed Seal By Кирилл Уютнов
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#38 Cervus Nippon By Diego Delso
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#39 When Feeding The Young By Luckhy86
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#40 Zitting Cisticola By Budi Santoso Adji
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#41 Eilat Dolphin Reef By טל שמע
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#42 Humpback Whale By Charles J. Sharp
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#43 House Sparrow Nepal By Dasrath Shrestha Beejukchhen (Bablu)
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#44 Portrait Of An Ant By Retro Lenses
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#45 Flap-Necked Chameleon By Charles J. Sharp
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#46 Killer Whales Hunting A Seal By Callan Carpenter
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#47 Vespula Vulgaris Portrait By Tim Evison
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