Beautiful picture of two lions rubbing faces beats images including wild dog puppies and penguins at sunrise to win wildlife photography contest
: The winning entry, this picture entitled 'Bond of Brothers' was taken in Tanzania by David Lloyd, a New Zealander living in the UK. Describing it, he said the two animals had rubbed faces for around 30 seconds before they settled down again, in a loving picture captured close up in black-and-white. The photographer said the image 'illustrates the emotion and feeling of animals and emphasises that this is not limited to humans'. The Natural History Museum's director Sir Michael Dixon said the winning picture 'provides a glimpse into the inner world' of lions. It was the winning entry among 45,000 pictures submitted for the awards, which were cut down to a shortlist of 25 and put to a public vote of some 16,000 nature lovers
New Zealander David Lloyd took home first prize with his winning picture of the two male lions in Tanzania
Photos of king penguins at sunrise and playful African wild dogs in South Africa were highly commended
A sad image of a starving polar bear in the Arctic and a clever photo of an urban fox completed the top five
A beautiful image of two male lions rubbing each other's faces in Tanzania has been crowned the People's Choice wildlife photo of the year.
The picture, entitled Bond of Brothers, won the contest organised by London's Natural History Museum after 16,000 nature lovers took part in a public vote.
It was taken by New Zealander David Lloyd, who said the animals had lovingly rubbed their faces with their manes entangled for 30 seconds before they settled down again.
He said the image 'illustrates the emotion and feeling of animals and emphasises that this is not limited to humans'.
Also highly commended were a photo of three king penguins on a beach during an idyllic sunrise in the Falkland Islands, and a playful image of three African wild dogs fighting over an impala's leg in South Africa.
A sorrowful image of a starving polar bear in the Canadian Arctic and an urban scene of a real-life fox next to a painted comrade in North London completed this year's top five.
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