A BABY elephant jumps on its mum’s back and strikes a cheeky pose for the camera.

       It was one of a series of stunning animal images entered into Better Photography -Magazine’s Photo of the Year awards.

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       The baby elephant climbs on its mum's back to strike this cheeky pose Credit: Pedro Jarque Krebs/Better Photography Magazine/TNG

       Other entrants in the Revealing Nature category included a flamingo checking its egg, a close-up of a red palm weevil and a bright green and orange frog swimming through the water.

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       In the pink... Flamingo checks its eggs in the nest Credit: Pedro Jarque Krebs/Better Photography Magazine/TNG 4

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       A red palm weevil Credit: Andi Adbul Halil/Better Photography Magazine/TNG

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