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“Coot on Ice”

A coot scrambles across an icy surface with a loach in its mouth.
A coot scrambles across an icy surface with a loach in its mouth. Photo: © Zhai Zeyu (2), Wildlife Photographer of the Year.

In this shot, a coot carries a loach—a small freshwater fish—across a frozen pond in Northeast China. This image was selected to be highly commended from the 10 Years and Under section of the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest.

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