Captured on a quiet road in St Leonards-on-Sea, England by British photographer Ian Wood, the badger appears to glance up at a graffiti version of itself designed by the mysterious artist.

An "ambling Eurasian badger" admiring a badger artwork in the style of British street artist Banksy has won the Natural History Museum's 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award.

"TB has devastated British farmers and wildlife for far too long, costs taxpayers more than £100m every year has taken a terrible toll on our badger populations," it said.

Badger culling has been used to contain bovine ... Mark Williams / Wildlife Photographer of the Year British/Canadian photographer Mark Williams documents a beluga whale exfoliating its skin ...