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Our Risky Moment competition published in Nature Daredevils invited young explorers to capture a risky moment in the wild – a split second when animals must make bold choices to survive. From daring leaps across rocky cliffs to dangerous river crossings, we received many hair-raising entries showing just how adventurous life in nature can be.
Leap for survival
Salmon leaping up a waterfall
Wild guinea pigs hunted by vultures
Crossing crocodileinfested waters
Water or wolves?
Snow leopard leap
Jumping wide gaps between rocks in steep mountain. Terrain could make it slip and lead to fatal problems. Powerful legs and long tail help to control balance in mid-air.
Ella, age 9, Edinburgh
Pine marten
This is a pine marten leaping away from a fire and over the jaws of hungry crocodiles. It's great jumping skills help it to escape.
Mountain goat
A mountain goat that can either jump on a small ledge and possibly fall down or get attacked by a mountain lion. The animal would cope with its unique hooves made to keep balance and its dangerous horns for defence.
Baby sea turtles racing to the ocean
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This competition asked you to design a secret egg hidden somewhere in nature, and your entries went far beyond the obvious nests and burrows. Eggs arrived disguised as pine cones, floating on leaf boats, perched on volcano ledges, tucked into cloud cover and even masquerading as chocolate Easter eggs to fool foxes. Thank you to every reader who took up the challenge and thought like a parent bird, fish, reptile or imaginary creature trying to keep their precious egg safe.
We were swept away by the response to this competition. Letters arrived from rivers across the world – the Thames, the Mississippi and many more unnamed waterways – each one brimming with personality, passion and a genuine love of the natural world. You gave your rivers voices that were worried, hop...
