LONDON — The winners of the 2015 Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards were announced this week — and it's fair to say they all look pretty spectacular.

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The photos below — which the Natural History Museum has given Mashable permission to publish — were chosen from a pool of over 42,000 entries (spanning 96 different countries), and will be featured at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at the museum in London this October.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition takes place at London's Natural History Museum from the 16 October 2015 to the 10 April 2016 (£15 adults, concessions and children TBC).