Alexander Safonov.
Common dolphins charging a 'ball' of bait during the sardine run off the east coast of South Africa.
Here at The Year in Pictures, we always enjoy a good animal picture (and we've been incredibly busy setting up the new gallery) so to keep things fresh and for a change of pace are a selection of some of the shortlisted wildlife images from the Sony World Photography Awards.
Ken Conger. A gathering of bald eagles in South Alaska.
Alejandro Jose De Oliveira Sanchez. Jellyfish.
Federico Veronesi. African elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Lisa Maree Williams.
A joey koala clutches a fake substitute mother at the Australian Wildlife hospital, the largest wildlife hospital in the world, Queensland, Australia.
