Wrestling Komodo dragons, a gorilla looking on as her companion is being medically treated, snow-pounding rabbits are among the scenes captured on camera by this year's finalists for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015. The exhibition opens on 16 October at the Natural History Museum in London.Komodo Judo by Andrey GudkovRUSSIAFinalist, Amphibians & ReptilesTwo large male Komodo dragons hissing angrily at each other in Indonesia’s Komodo national park. Komodo dragons can grow up to 8ft tallPhotograph: Andrey Gudkov
Gorilla care by Marcus WestbergSWEDENFinalist, Photojournalism award: single imageNdeze, a nine-year-old orphan mountain gorilla, watches with concern as veterinarians check the health of her female companion, 12-year-old Maisha, in the Senkwekwe centre at Virunga national park, in the Democratic Republic of the CongoPhotograph: Marcus Westberg
The shark surfer by Thomas P PeschakGERMANY/SOUTH AFRICAFinalist, Photojournalism award: single imageMany sharks are found at Aliwal Shoal near Durban, South Africa, making it the perfect environment to test a prototype surfboard with an electromagnetic shark deterrentPhotograph: Thomas P Peschak
Jagged peace by Floris van BreugelUSAFinalist, LandA small bird (Gaucho Serrano) contemplates the enormity of Fitz Roy, in Patagonia, in Argentina’s Los Glaciares national park that boasts the largest ice mantle outside AntarcticaPhotograph: Floris van Breugel
Great egret awakening by Zsolt KudichHUNGARYFinalist, BirdsWhen the River Danube flooded into Hungary’s Gemenc forest, more than a thousand great egrets flocked to the lake to feed on the stranded amphibians, fish and invertebratesPhotograph: Zsolt Kudich/Zsolt Kudich
To drink or not by Carlos Perez NavalSPAINFinalist, 10 Years and UnderA California ground squirrel comes face-to-face with a gull on the beach at Morro Bay in CaliforniaPhotograph: Carlos Perez Naval
Snow hare by Rosamund MacfarlaneUKFinalist, MammalsA hare gets its pelt coated in snow in the Scottish Cairngorms, ScotlandPhotograph: Rosamund Macfarlane
Stork art by Francisco MingoranceSPAINFinalist, Urban WildlifeWhite storks nesting on a sculpture outside the Vostell-Malpartida Museum near Cáceres in SpainPhotograph: Francisco Mingorance
It came from the deep by Fabien MichenetFRANCEFinalist, UnderwaterA juvenile octopus, measuring about 2cm across, swims in the deep water off the coast of Tahiti, French Polynesia. Its transparent body reveals internal organs and chromatophores (colourchanging cells) on its tentaclesPhotograph: Fabien Michenet/fmichenet@yahoo.
Natural frame by Morkel ErasmusSOUTH AFRICAFinalist, Black & WhiteElephants, zebras and giraffes captured at a waterhole in Namibia’s Etosha national parkPhotograph: Morkel Erasmus
