Playful lynx wins public vote in Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

The winning image of a lynx playing with its rodent prey (Josef Stefan, Wildlife Photographer of the Year) -

An action shot of a young lynx playing with its food has won the public vote in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.

The image of a playful lynx tossing a rodent into the air before killing and eating it in Ciudad Real, Spain, was chosen as the winner from 24 shortlisted pictures, securing a record 85,917 votes from members of the public.