Some of the world's most remote landscapes and endangered species star in a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum.

Wild Planet opens today (23 March) and features 80 incredible shots from the Photographer of the Year exhibition, the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography competition.

We've chosen our six favourite photos from the display, below. Enjoy!

1. Polar bears scavenging

Howie Garber/Wild Planet

The corpse of a grey whale lured in a surprising crowd. Polar bears are usually solitary, and hunt on sea-ice. But this group contained adult males, at least one female, sub-adults and cubs. Another 30 or so bears waited their turn. As a result of climate change, sea-ice has retreated record distances from the coast in recent summers. This might explain the unusual gathering, as these bears could have been stranded on land, far from their usual prey.

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