The world’s rarest hyena species is (a tad ironically) getting its day in the sun: An elusive, nocturnal brown hyena was captured in a “haunting” image that just won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards. Titling the spooky shot “Ghost Town Visitor,” Wim van den Heever from South Africa spent a decade monitoring camera traps in the abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanskop, Namibia, to score it. Learn more about the photo andsee the other winning images in today’s featured article.
Natalie Stone
Managing Editor
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Wim van den Heever / Wildlife Photographer of the Year
“Haunting” Image of World’s Rarest Hyena Visiting Namibian Ghost Town Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards celebrate the beauty, intricacy, and interconnectedness of nature, and this year’s winning images are no exception. Announced Tuesday at a ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London, the 19 top shots were chosen from a record-breaking 60,636 entries from 113 countries and territories.
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