These wildlife photography finalists will take your breath away

Nature is a beautiful, brutal place. The 16 'highly commended' entries in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 Awards, run by the Natural History Museum in London, provide colourful — and sometimes shocking — proof of this. The finalists feature everything from endangered species in Vietnam to out-of-control forest fires in Brazil. Some are beautifully-captured vignettes of life in the animal kingdom, while others provide evidence of the devastating impact human beings are having on the earth. SEE ALSO: Incredible photo of mice battling on a London Tube platform takes top prize The winners will be announced on Oct. 13, but it'll be a hard task for the judges. Here are the finalists: Read more...More about Wildlife Photography, Culture, Climate Environment, and Animals