Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year is owned by the Natural History Museum and BBC Worldwide, Cristóbal Serrano
The eye of the baitball
Threatened by predators, groups of fish, such as these grunts, bundle into a protective orb formation. In the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, wildlife photographer Cristóbal Serrano snapped a hungry cormorant (Phalacrocorax) as it approached the swirling fish ball. The image was a runner-up in the 2012: Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Fitting in
The short film Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation tells the visual and evolutionary tale of how the light-colored pocket mouse of New Mexico has adapted to living against the dark, charred background of an ancient lava flow. Spoiler Alert!: ...
