Although there's still some time before the winners are announced, the Natural History Museum in London, which developed the competition, has released some of the images which were highly commended in their categories.

They'll be included in an exhibition which will showcase 100 photographs from around the world from 11 October 2024 in London.

The photographers who snapped these amazing images aren't in the running for the top prizes, but their work does showcase the incredible levels of talent in the world of wildlife photography.

"These images represent the evolution of the competition through the years, from pure natural history to photography that fully embraces representation of the natural world - the beauty and the challenges," said the chair of the judging panel Kathy Moran.