Photographer Zhou Donglin captured the moment (seen below) and took home the top prize at the BigPicture 2025 awards. Credit: Zhou Donglin / BigPicture 2025BigPicture began in 2014 and has received more than 64,000 images from photographers around the world since launching. The competition honors photographers across multiple categories, including Aquatic Life, Terrestrial Wildlife, Winged, and Human/Nature. Scroll to see our favorite wildlife images from this year’s contest and visit BigPicture for the full list. Credit: Talia Nicole Greis / BigPicture 2025“No Eyes”Finalist, Terrestrial WildlifeA Pallas’ cat’s (Otocolobus manul) eyes are completely covered after a heavy snowstorm.