Chinese photographer voted Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Chinese photographer Bao Yongqing Tuesday was awarded the honor of Wildlife Photographer of the Year by London's Natural History Museum for his picture, "The Moment" – a rare moment of a Tibetan fox attacking a startled marmot.

Chinese photographer Bao Yongqing Tuesday was awarded the honor of Wildlife Photographer of the Year by London's Natural History Museum for his picture, "The Moment" on October 15, 2019. [Photo: @NHM_WPY]

Wildlife Photographer of the Year, which is in its 55th year, encompasses 19 categories of wildlife photography that include behavior, photojournalism, and portraiture.

This year, more than 48,000 entries from photographers across 100 countries entered the prestigious competition.