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30 Powerful Wildlife Photos From Wikimedia Commons That Show The Beauty Of Life On Earth
Every year, photographers from around the world share incredible images on Wikimedia Commons, capturing the beauty and diversity of life on Earth. The Picture of the Year 2025 marks the 20th edition of this annual competition, celebrating some of the best contributions from the global community.
This year, animal photography once again stands out, with powerful images that go beyond aesthetics to tell stories about the natural world. From intimate moments to dramatic scenes in the wild, these photos highlight just how fascinating and fragile life on our planet can be.
We’ve selected 30 of the most striking animal photos that could take the title this year. Scroll down to explore them and see which one deserves your vote.
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#3
A Tufted Gray Langur (Semnopithecus Priam) Stroking A Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Macroura) Caringly At Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
Image by Senthi Aathavan Senthilverl
#4
Night At Hale, Hampshire, England. I Think This Badger Turned Up After A Swim
Image by Andy Morffew
#7
Barn Swallow In A Dancing Pose After Taking A Quick Dip In The Nagdaha Lake, Lalitpur District, Bagmati Province, Nepal
Image by Prasan Shrestha
#8
Macro Photo Of Greenhouse Frog (Eleutherodactylus Planirostris) Eggs On A Human's Fingertip With Embryos Visible Inside
Image by Alex Abair
#9
Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus Verreauxi) Near Réserve Peyrieras, Madagascar
Image by Charlesjsharp
#10
Two Red Panda Cubs Perched In A Tree, Gazing Down In Mangingoth, Langtang National Park, Nepal
Image by Ganga Raj Sunuwar
#12
African Blue Flycatcher (Elminia Longicauda) At Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda
Image by Giles Laurent
#13
Proboscis Bats (Rhynchonycteris Naso), Also Referred To As The Brazilian Long-Nosed, River, And Sharp-Nosed Bat
Image by Rhododendrites
#15
The Calico Cat Is A Domestic Cat With A Tricolor Coat Composed Predominantly Of White With Large Orange And Black Spots
Image by Terragio67
#18
Piliocolobus Kirkii, Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania
Image by Poco a poco
#19
Brown Rat (Rattus Norvegicus), Also Called Norway Rat Or Common Rat, Claiming Abandoned Food Containers In Mathias Baldwin Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Image by Chuck Homler.
#20
Humpback Whale Breaching In Ballena Marine National Park, Costa Rica
The reasons why whales practice breaching are still unknown today. Some hypotheses, among others, are that breaching is done in order to either communicate, court, assert dominance, warn of danger, remove parasites from the skin, or play.
Image by Giles Laurent
#23
Giant Otter Eating A Fish Caught From The River In Parque Estadual Encontro Das Águas, Brazil
Image by Giles Laurent
#26
Saddleback Clownfish (''Amphiprion Polymnus'') In A Mertens' Carpet Sea Anemone (''Stichodactyla Mertensii''), Anilao, Philippines
Image by Diego Delso
#27
Ring-Tailed Lemur (Lemur Catta), Anja Community Reserve, Madagascar
Image by Charles J. Sharp
#28
Angolan Giraffe Silhouette At Sunrise In The Kalahari Desert Of Namibia
Image by Giles Laurent
#29
Great Egret (Ardea Alba) Fishing During A Foggy Day At Champ-Pittet, Switzerland
Image by Giles Laurent
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