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A hundred of the competition’s top submissions will go on display at the Natural History Museum later this year
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A wasp appearing to fly on a broomstick, a cobra facing down a lion in the Serengeti and bats swooping into focus in India - these are some of this year’s highly commended Wildlife Photographer of the Year submissions.








