Karine Aigner/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The London Natural History Museum announced the 2022 winners of its Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest. The 20 winners were selected from more than 38,000 entries.  Winning photos include a frenzied ball of bees, a dancing sea star, and the brushy mouth of a whale.

As a ball of swarming cactus bees rolled across the hot Texas sand, Karine Aigner trained her camera on the spectacle.

The cactus bees, like most other bees, are endangered by...

Continue Reading The best wildlife photos of 2022 include a ball of bees, a snake eating a bat, and polar bears raiding an abandoned town