Stunning shot of gorilla surrounded by butterflies wins photography contest

A GORILLA appears to beam with joy as it is surrounded by hundreds of butterflies in an award-winning photo. The snap of Malui, a western lowland gorilla in the Central African Republic, scooped the top prize in Nature Conservancy’s contest. Anup Shah/TNC/Triangle NewsThis snap scooped the top prize in Nature Conservancy’s contest[/caption] Sebnem Coskun/TNC/Triangle NewsThe competition also saw a photo of a swimmer retrieving a facemask from the water in a mass of floating litter[/caption] Elsewhere a snapper caught the moment wildebeests were bucking and kicking as they jostled in a frenzied crossing of the Mara River in Tanzania. In another snap a fish found itself on the menu after a predator latched onto its tail while hunting for lunch. The competition also featured a swimmer retrieving a facemask from the water in a mass of floating litter to highlight the scourge of plastic in the oceans. Most read in The Sun LOU BEAUTY Georgina ‘speechless’ after Ronaldo buys her £105k Louis Vuitton jewellery trunk TERROR PROBE David Amess knifed to death as cops probe potential links to Islamic terrorism HOUSE THAT Man stuns ex by paying off her ENTIRE mortgage to thank her for being a good mum NIGHTMARE I thought my daughter was 'jealous' of her brother but the reality shattered us RETURN OF THE MAC McShane finally plays for Man Utd at 35... 15yrs after being axed by club NAME GAME Pregnant Danielle Lloyd 'gutted' after Stacey Solomon uses her baby name Anup Shah/TNC/Triangle NewsWildebeests were bucking and kicking in Tanzania[/caption] Viktor Vrbovsky/TNC/Triangle NewsIn another snap a fish found itself on the menu of a predator[/caption]