We are fortunate to have so many talented photographers being recognized for their various achievements. The BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition is a coveted competition and we have many winners from different categories over the years, as part of our team. Most recently, Kristin Mosher, who is based at Jane Goodall’s Gombe reserve in Tanzania won in the Animal Behavior category. Here’s what she had to say:

"I was following the five-year-old chimpanzee twins, Glitter and Goldi, while they foraged in Tanzania’s Gombe National Park. As the twins crested a grassy slope, they suddenly dashed excitedly to a tree ahead and climbed it. I watched in astonishment at the scene that unfolded. Winged termites were swarming in the canopy, something I’d never seen before.

Usually the chimps stand on the ground and catch them as they crawl out of mounds. So when the twins started to grab recklessly at the cloud of flying termites, I knew it was special."

Here, Glitter balances precariously at the top of the tree, snatching them out of the air. "To me, the image is powerfully symbolic," says Kristin. "It reflects the condition of the whole species – teetering on the edge of extinction."

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