The prize has now been withdrawn after judges noticed a problem: the anteater pictured is almost certainly a stuffed animal kept outside a visitor centre. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The stuffed anteater that is kept on display at a visitor centre at the Emas National Park, Brazil. The museum said Cabral co-operated with the investigation and supplied image files taken before and after the winning shot. According to the museum, Cabral also offered a witness who claims he also saw the animal alive, but the investigators were unconvinced. “If that’s true, he’s just done himself so much more harm than is necessary,” said Brent Stirton, who won the overall Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize in the same awards ceremony.

Source: The Guardian April 27, 2018 11:57 UTC