An award winning wildlife photographer has revealed how his passion for capturing the world's fiercest animals was inspired by Sir David Attenborough's documentaries.

Hailing from Russia, Andrey Gudkov has travelled to every corner of the globe as he searched to catch sight of exotic creatures on camera.

LEMUR POSING IN MADAGASCAR

A MOTHER BEAR AND HER ADORABLE CUB LOOK AT THEIR REFLECTION IN A LAKE, PHOTOGRAPHED IN A FINLAND FOREST

IN UGANDA, HE PHOTOGRAPHED THIS TOUCHING SNAP OF A BABY CHIMPANZEE GIVING THEIR PARENT A KISS

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ANDREY TOOK THIS BREATHTAKING PICTURE OF A HUMPBACK WHALE TAKING A DEEP IN ILE STE MARIE MADAGASCAR

IN TANZANIA, A MOTHER CHEETAH QUIETLY POSING WITH HER FIVE CUBS LOOKED STRAIGHT INTO ANDREY'S CAMERA

ANDREY MANAGED TO CAPTURE THIS ADORABLE INTERACTION BETWEEN A GIRAFFE MAKING FRIENDS WITH A BIRD DURING A VISIT TO A RESERVE IN KENYA

AND IT'S NOT JUST AFRICA! IN COASTAL FRANCE, ANDREY TOOK THIS IMPRESSIVE SNAP OF FOUR WHITE HORSES GALLOPING TO THE WATER AT FULL SPEED

A MOTHER CHEETAH ROARING AT TWO OF HER CUBS IN SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA

IN HARBIN, CHINA, ANDREY TOOK CAPTURED THE TENSION BETWEEN THESE THREE TIGERS COMPETING TO CHASE A BIRD

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CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT? IN UGANDA, THE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURED THIS TENDER MOMENT BETWEEN TWO LIONESSES LICKING EACH OTHER'S CHIN

IT'S A HARD LIFE! IN ANOTHER SHOT FROM THE SAME TRIP, ANDREY SPOTTED THIS LIONESS ENJOYING SOME DOWN TIME ON A TREE AND CAPTURED HER PICTURE

DEMOISELLE CRANES DANCING ON A SNOWY DAY IN JAPAN

A FAMILY OF BEARS AND CAPTURED THE CUBS CLIMBING A TREE

playful baby Bonobo rest on his parent's arms, as spotted by Andrey in the Republic of the Congo

IN COASTAL FRANCE, FOUR MUDDIED WHITE HORSES GALLOPING IN THE WATER

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A MOTHER CHEETAH ROARING AT TWO OF HER CUBS IN SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, TANZANIA

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SOURCE: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-8613269/amp/Award-winning-wildlife-photographer-captures-worlds-fiercest-animals-breath-taking-portraits.html

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A MOTHER CHEETAH ROARING AT TWO OF HER CUBS

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