A health worker makes a heart with her hands while waiting to take swab samples from people in the Jing' an district of Shanghai on May 31, 2022, as the city prepares to lift more curbs after two months of heavy-handed restrictions. (Photo by Hector Retamal/AFP Photo)

Arachnids category 3rd place: dancing spider by Raed Ammari. Male jumping spiders (in this case a Phidippus insignarius) perform a courtship dance in which they almost form a heart shape with their legs. This one was shot in Colorado. (Photo by Raed Ammari/Luminar Bug Photographer of the Year 2020)

Portuguese driver Ricardo Poremi and co-driver Jorge Monteiro ride during a session on the eve of technical checkup in Jeddah, on December 31, 2020 ahead of the 2021 Dakar Rally, which this year will take place in Saudi Arabia from January 3 to 15, 2021. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)

A woman is soaked as she runs down the street as revellers take part in a water fight on Khao San road on the eve of Thai New Year, locally known as Songkran, in Bangkok on April 12, 2023. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)

French actress Adele Exarchopoulos poses during a photocall for the film “L'Amour Ouf” (Beating Hearts) at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP Photo)

Bus hostesses adjusts their hair before photos outside the Great Hall of the People the eve of the opening session of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Saturday, March 4, 2023. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

A few revellers brave the cold and rain in Leeds, United Kingdom for the friday night out on December 30, 2022. Brits have kicked off their New Year’s Eve celebrations early with wild nights out up and down the country. (Photo by Nb press ltd)

The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) has announced the winning images in its annual photography competition. The 2020 winners show the important work of zoos and aquariums at an immensely challenging time. After months of closures, these conservation organisations are reeling from the financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. Here: Runner-up, Heart and Minds: Nifty nose, by Samantha Allworthy at Longleat. Species: prehensile tailed porcupines. (Photo by Samantha Allworthy/BIAZA 2020 Photography Competition)