Amphibians and reptiles behaviour winner: Pondworld by Manuel Plaickner, Italy. Every spring, for more than a decade, Plaickner had followed the mass migration of common frogs in South Tyrol, Italy. Rising spring temperatures stir the frogs to emerge from the sheltered spots where they spent the winter (often under rocks or wood, or even buried at the bottom of ponds). They need to breed and head straight for water, usually to where they themselves were spawned. (Photo by Manuel Plaickner/2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
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