The shortlisted photographs show all kinds of wildlife from Mexican free-tailed bats to a hummingbird in full flight and a tiny caterpillar crawling around on a piece of straw.
It also captures some stunning moments - the stare of death as a lion eyes a young wildebeest and the moment before a group of monkeys begin to fight.
The list of finalists also includes entries from two New Zealanders.
Stephen Belcher spent a week photographing the golden snub-nosed monkeys at Zhouzhi Nature Reserve in the Qinling Mountains in China.
He said his image shows two males about to fight, one on a rock and the other bounding in with a young male.
Cari Hill took a picture of a giraffe poking its head indoors in search of a treat.
She said that the owners of Giraffe Manor in Nairobi, Kenya, started a breeding programme to reintroduce Rothschild's giraffes into the wild after learning their habitat was at risk as it was being subdivided into smallholdings.
The shortlisted images are on display at the Natural History Museum in London until the vote closes on January 10 next year.
The winner of the vote will then be showcased until the exhibition closes on September 10.
To view the full gallery and have your say vote here
