TREE-HUGGING TIGER IS 2020 WILDLIFE IMAGE OF THE YEAR
Photographer’s patience pays off as he captures intimate moment in Russian forest
A captivating image of a tiger appearing to hug a tree has won this year’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The photo, taken by Russian photographer Sergey Gorshkov and entitled The Embrace, shows a female Siberian tiger scent-marking the fir tree in Russia’s Far East.