Open to photographers with a ranking outside the top 1000. There are two other 'Animals!' contests currently open to other ranks. Take a look at the leaderboard for more information on Photocrowd rankings.
Of all things, animals, birds and insects are some of the most satisfying and difficult to photograph. They rarely do what you want them to do and are often in pretty inaccessible places: in a cage, up a tree, in water. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t hone your photography skills by tracking down these sometimes elusive but always fascinating creatures.
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