With a record 76,000 votes, these are the winner and highly commanded images chosen by wildlife photography and nature fans from around the world.

Now, after a few months of voting, the winner of the People's Choice Award has been announced along with four "Highly Commended" entries. There were 25 finalists for the People's Choice Award, which were selected from 59,

The shot - taken by British photographer Ian Wood - came in first for the people's choice award this year, beating 25 shortlisted images, the Natural History Museum said. A record