THE 2017 NATIONAL Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest is accepting submissions for another five days.

The deadline for the competition, which attracts spectacular entries showcasing animals, landscapes and environments around the world, is 17 November.

Here are some of the entries to date:

A shark in Jardines de la Reina, Cuba Wai Hoe Mok Wai Hoe Mok

An atlantic puffin on a remote island in Scotland Sunil Gopalan Sunil Gopalan

A male wolf in east Finland Bernt Østhus Bernt Østhus

A juvenile sea lion playing with a sea star in Islote Los Lobos, La Paz, Mexico Pedro Carrillo Pedro Carrillo

A supercell thunderstorm spins over the plains of northeast Colorado at dusk Colt Forney Colt Forney

Landscape in Ichinose, Ishikawa, Japan Takahiro Bessho Takahiro Bessho

A leopard in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan Jayaprakash Joghee Bojan

A Galapagos marine iguana sneezing to expel excess salt water after feeding in the ocean M Engelmann M Engelmann

A leucistic peacock on Isola Madre, one of the Borromean islands on Lake Maggiore in the Italian Alps Spencer Callahan Spencer Callahan

Lake Nakatsuna in Nagano, Japan Comyu Matsuoka Comyu Matsuoka

The contest is accepting entries in four categories: wildlife, landscapes, underwater and aerials.

The overall winner will receive $10,000 (about €8,600), and be published in National Geographic magazine and on National Geographic’s Instagram account, @natgeo.

One first-place winner in each of the four categories will receive $2,500 (€2,150).

You can find more information about the competition here.

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