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    Italian photographer Federico Veronesi wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 with elephant image

    The overall prize went to Federico Veronesi's image of a female elephant carrying a dead calf in Namibia's Huab River Valley. Jurors chose it from 65,403 entries submitted from 121 countries and territories.

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