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Gallery: Wildlife photographers of the year

By Michael Marshall

8 October 2008

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Starling genie

(Image: Baris Koca/Wildlife Photographer of the Year)

The shortlist has been announced for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The remarkable images include flocks of birds twisting into exotic shapes (see image, right), brightly-coloured tropical fish and bats in mid-flight.

Watch a slideshow of some of the best images from the competition.

You can see all the images at the at the Natural History Museum, London, UK.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is owned by the and .

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