Cuddly tiger hugs the limelight

A shot of a Siberian tiger scent- marking in remote forest in Russia has won the top prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Russian photographer Sergey Gorshkov captured the rarely photographed behaviour, which helps tigers avoid conflict with each other.

“These Siberian tigers really need large, well- protected tracts of habitat to survive,” said judge Jaime Rojo.

Sergey used camera traps to get the unobtrusive image, naming it The Embrace.

The photo exhibition runs at the Natural History Museum in London until June next year.