From a record-breaking 60,000 entries from 117 countries and territories, the winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has been announced.
【澳纽网编译】从来自 117 个国家和地区的创纪录的 60,000 份参赛作品中，年度野生动物摄影师大赛的获胜者已经揭晓。

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Canadian marine conservation photojournalist, Shane Gross, has won the top prize for this stunning image of the underworld life of western toad tadpoles.
加拿大海洋保护摄影记者 Shane Gross 凭借这张描绘西部蟾蜍蝌蚪冥界生活的惊人照片获得了最高奖。

Called The Swarm of Life, the image was captured on Vancouver Island, British Columbia after several hours of snorkelling. This particular type of frog is a near-threatened species due to habitat destruction and predators, and an estimated 99% of the tadpoles do not survive to adulthood.
这张名为“生命之群”的照片是在经过几个小时的浮潜后在不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华岛拍摄的。由于栖息地破坏和捕食者，这种特殊类型的青蛙是一种近乎受威胁的物种，估计 99% 的蝌蚪无法存活到成年。

Kathy Moran, chair of the jury, said the photo is a “mix of light, energy and connectivity between the environment and the tadpoles”
评审团主席凯西·莫兰 （Kathy Moran） 表示，这张照片是“光线、能量以及环境与蝌蚪之间联系的混合体”

“Over the last few years, the competition has highlighted environments and species that are often overlooked yet provoke the same wonder and delight when shared as the more typically photographed wildlife and wild places.”
“在过去的几年里，比赛突出了经常被忽视的环境和物种，但当与更典型的野生动物和野外地方分享时，它们会引起同样的惊奇和喜悦。”

The Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize was awarded to Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas from Germany for his image of a tiny springtail and a fruiting slime mould.来自德国的亚历克西斯-廷克-特萨瓦拉斯（Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas）获得了 “年度最佳青年野生动物摄影师 ”奖，他拍摄的作品是一条小春尾草和一种正在结果的粘菌。

There were also 18 category winners, with a selection below.
还有 18 个类别的获胜者，以下是部分获奖者。

Last year’s competition was won by a stunning image of an “otherworldly”-looking living fossil. Laurent Ballesta’s photo of a tri-spine horseshoe crab accompanied by a trio of golden trevallies was the victor.
去年的比赛以一张看起来“超凡脱俗”的活化石的惊人图像获胜。Laurent Ballesta 拍摄的三脊马蹄蟹和三只金鲹的照片获胜。

The competition is celebrating its 60th anniversary and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London.
该比赛正在庆祝其 60 周年，年度野生动物摄影师由伦敦自然历史博物馆开发和制作。

Earlier this year, the judges showcased those Highly Commended photos of the year.
今年早些时候，评委们展示了年度高度推荐照片。