My favourites are:
1st Place - "Staring. Stairs.😺| "This stranger cat miauwd me to get some proper petting" |" by @thi-js"Sheep - Animalphotography" by @kiokizz
2nd Place - "Animal Photography | Mentica, la pequeña gigante - Mentica, the little Giant" by @gabyoraa
and
3rd Place - "Sheep - Animalphotography" by @kiokizz
I think it's beacuse in each of these shots the subject is looking at the camera in a way that a deep sense of their personal character comes through, as well as each being kind of iconic in terms of being an excellent representation of their breed or species as a whole.
Fantastic entries, one and all though!
Well done, everybody :o)
Jay x