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| Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Warring foxes take prize | Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Warring foxes take prize |
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| To the victor the spoils. An image of warring foxes has won the 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. | To the victor the spoils. An image of warring foxes has won the 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. |
| Taken by amateur Don Gutoski, the picture captures the moment a red fox hauls away the carcass of its Arctic cousin following a deadly attack in Canada's Wapusk National Park. | Taken by amateur Don Gutoski, the picture captures the moment a red fox hauls away the carcass of its Arctic cousin following a deadly attack in Canada's Wapusk National Park. |
| "It's the best picture I've ever taken in my life," Don told BBC News. | "It's the best picture I've ever taken in my life," Don told BBC News. |
| "It's the symmetry of the heads, the bodies and the tails - even the expression on the faces." | "It's the symmetry of the heads, the bodies and the tails - even the expression on the faces." |
| The ranges of the two fox species overlap at Wapusk, which hugs the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba. | |
| And if the larger red catches sight of the Arctic resident, it will try to prey on the northern species. | And if the larger red catches sight of the Arctic resident, it will try to prey on the northern species. |
| Wildlife guides in the park had spoken of seeing the conflict, but this is thought to be one of the first cases where it has been documented on camera. | Wildlife guides in the park had spoken of seeing the conflict, but this is thought to be one of the first cases where it has been documented on camera. |
| 42,000 entries | |
| Kathy Moran, who sat on the judging panel, said the horror of the foxes scene was surprisingly understated. | Kathy Moran, who sat on the judging panel, said the horror of the foxes scene was surprisingly understated. |
| "It doesn't come across as gory at all. In fact, when you first look at the picture, it's almost as if the red fox is taking off his winter coat." | "It doesn't come across as gory at all. In fact, when you first look at the picture, it's almost as if the red fox is taking off his winter coat." |
| Kathy, who is National Geographic magazine's senior editor for natural history projects, also described it as an image with a powerful message about climate change. | Kathy, who is National Geographic magazine's senior editor for natural history projects, also described it as an image with a powerful message about climate change. |
| Higher latitudes are warming fast, allowing animals that would not normally come into contact to cross each other's ranges. | Higher latitudes are warming fast, allowing animals that would not normally come into contact to cross each other's ranges. |
| "As it gets warmer in the Arctic and sub-Arctic and the red fox can move further north into the territory occupied by the Arctic fox, you are going to get increasingly these kinds of tensions," she said. | "As it gets warmer in the Arctic and sub-Arctic and the red fox can move further north into the territory occupied by the Arctic fox, you are going to get increasingly these kinds of tensions," she said. |
| Mr Gutoski was named as Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPY) on Tuesday, at a ceremony at London's Natural History Museum. The NHM owns and organises the competition. | |
| The judges sorted through 42,000 entries submitted from almost 100 countries. | The judges sorted through 42,000 entries submitted from almost 100 countries. |
| "A Tale of Two Foxes", as the winning image is known, will now feature in an exhibition that will open at the museum on Friday before, at a later date, going on tour. | "A Tale of Two Foxes", as the winning image is known, will now feature in an exhibition that will open at the museum on Friday before, at a later date, going on tour. |
| WPY, which has been running now for over 50 years, is divided into 18 categories, each with its own best in class. | WPY, which has been running now for over 50 years, is divided into 18 categories, each with its own best in class. |
| The second big overall prize is the Junior Wildlife Photographer of the Year. | The second big overall prize is the Junior Wildlife Photographer of the Year. |
| This has gone to 14-year-old Ondrej Pelánek from the Czech Republic for his image, Fighting Ruffs. | This has gone to 14-year-old Ondrej Pelánek from the Czech Republic for his image, Fighting Ruffs. |
| The birds are waders and are known for their "rough" behaviour during courting. Ondrej pictured them on Varanger Peninsula in the far north of Norway. | The birds are waders and are known for their "rough" behaviour during courting. Ondrej pictured them on Varanger Peninsula in the far north of Norway. |
| "This is a scene that many adult photographers have tried to capture, and Ondrej has really got it," said Kathy Moran. | "This is a scene that many adult photographers have tried to capture, and Ondrej has really got it," said Kathy Moran. |
| "It's graphic; the behaviour is all there; every element you would want in a photograph has come together in the moment. And to know that it was taken by one of our young photographers gives it an extra dimension." | "It's graphic; the behaviour is all there; every element you would want in a photograph has come together in the moment. And to know that it was taken by one of our young photographers gives it an extra dimension." |
| Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos | Jonathan.Amos-INTERNET@bbc.co.uk and follow me on Twitter: @BBCAmos |