“Not So Cat-Like Reflexes” by Jennifer Hadley. © Jennifer Hadley/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards highlight hilarious photos of animals in the wild. Judges chose this year’s 40 finalists, and the contest is now open for voting.
The photos feature foxes, zebras, squirrels, lions, bears, and other wildlife in comical poses. Alex Pansier captured a red squirrel mid-jump in “Jumping Jack. “”Jumping Jack” by Alex Pansier.
© Alex Pansier/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″A red squirrel jumps during a rainstorm, so you can see the drops flying around,” Pansier wrote. In Jennifer Hadley’s photo, one penguin appears to be saying to the other: “Talk To The Fin!””Talk To The Fin!” by Jennifer Hadley. © Jennifer Hadley/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″This was shot on the Falkland Islands,” Hadley wrote.
“These two gentoo penguins were hanging out on the beach when one shook himself off and gave his mate the snub. “In “It’s All Kicking Off!” by Michael Eastwell, two wallabies playfully battled each other at sunrise. “It’s All Kicking Off!” by Michael Eastwell.
© Michael Eastwell/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″Apart from its beauty, Cape Hillsborough is renowned for its resident kangaroos and wallabies,” Eastwell wrote. “I visited the area for three consecutive sunrises, but it was on my final morning that I captured this beautiful spectacle, two wallabies playing/fighting on the beach as the sun burst through the surrounding clouds. “Andy Evans snapped a photo of a shocked proboscis monkey titled “Stop and Stare.
“”Stop and Stare” by Andy Evans. © Andy Evans/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″After hearing Borneo’s borders would reopen again in April 2022, I couldn’t wait to visit and photograph some of the weird and wonderful wildlife on the island,” Evans wrote. “After two years with no tourists, it seemed like the wildlife was just as shocked to see me as I was to see them.
This young proboscis monkey watched in amazement as I cruised by on the Kinabatangan River. “Alison Buttigieg titled this photo “What Do You Mean Smile?! I Am Smiling!””What Do You Mean Smile?! I Am Smiling!” by Alison Buttigieg. © Alison Buttigieg/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″I spent a whole morning with this lion pride,” Buttigieg wrote.
“One of the lionesses made some funny facial expressions after yawning. Luckily for me, she looked straight into the camera for a moment and I caught this fake smile. “In “The Wink” by Kevin Lohman, a fox appeared to acknowledge the camera.
“The Wink” by Kevin Lohman. © Kevin Lohman/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″An American red fox casually walked up to the edge of the woods and sat down, then turned around and gave a wink,” Lohman wrote. “Moments later, this sly fox disappeared into the trees.
“The raccoon in Miroslav Srb’s photo appears to be saying “Hello Everyone. “”Hello Everyone” by Miroslav Srb. © Miroslav Srb/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″I photographed a raccoon on a Florida beach, where I fed him shrimps,” Srb wrote.
“Then he thanked me like that. “The triggerfish in “Say Cheese” by Arturo Telle Thiemann appeared to understand the assignment. “Say Cheese” by Arturo Telle Thiemann.
© Arturo Telle Thiemann/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″A couple of triggerfish looking into the camera, captured at the Azores,” Thiemann wrote. “Even they may look funny, these fish can be quite aggressive. In this case, they didn’t attempt to bite me, but the domeport of my camera housing ended up with some scratches.
Life is hard . . .
at least it wasn’t me who was hurt. “Federica Vinci photographed two monkeys interacting in “Monkey Wellness Center. “”Monkey Wellness Center” by Federica Vinci.
© Federica Vinci/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″Walking near a Cambodian temple where groups of wild monkeys lived, I came across this scene: a wild monkey in total relaxation, while its friend was taking care of it,” Vinci wrote. Jagdeep Rajput captured this optical illusion with a saras crane and a bluebull that resulted in “Pegasus, The Flying Horse. “”Pegasus, The Flying Horse” by Jagdeep Rajput.
© Jagdeep Rajput/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″This is actually an Indian saras crane attacking a bluebull from behind,” Rajput wrote. “The bull happened to venture close to the saras crane’s nest, where it had laid a single egg. The saras crane, which is the tallest flying bird in the world, opened its huge wings and attacked the bull from behind, driving the bull away from the nest.
“Jennifer Hadley’s photo “Not So Cat-Like Reflexes” shows a lion cub that still has a lot to learn. “Not So Cat-Like Reflexes” by Jennifer Hadley. © Jennifer Hadley/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″This 3-month-old cub and his sibling were in a tree,” Hadley wrote.
“The other lionesses were in other trees and on the ground. He wanted to get down and walked all over the branches looking for the right spot, and finally just went for it. It was probably his first time in a tree and his descent didn’t go so well.
He was just fine, though, after landing on the ground. He got up and ran off with some other cubs. “Ahmed Alahmed took this photo of a monkey in Saudi Arabia and titled it “Cute.
“”Cute” by Ahmed Alahmed. © Ahmed Alahmed/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″Monkeys of the city of Abha, where they gather and steal food from people in various ways,” Alahmed captioned the photo. Another one of Alahmed’s photos, titled “Comedian,” also made the cut as a finalist.
“Comedian” by Ahmed Alahmed. © Ahmed Alahmed/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″She calls her children, and the picture shows that she is laughing at those in front of her,” Alahmed captioned this photo. A zebra ran while kicking in Vice Burton’s “Buck-a-roo!””Buck-a-roo!” by Vince Burton.
© Vince Burton/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022. “A zebra does a great impression of the 80’s children’s game Buck-a-roo,” Burton wrote. “It also looks like it’s been fart-powered.
“A penguin appeared to bust a move in “Happy Feet” by Thomas Vijayan. “Happy Feet” by Thomas Vijayan. © Thomas Vijayan/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022.
“This chick has grown old enough to take to the seas and fish for their own food,” Vijayan wrote. The meerkats in “I’m Gonna Strangle You!” by Emmanuel Do Linh San were in a playful mood. “I’m Gonna Strangle You!” by Emmanuel Do Linh San.
© Emmanuel Do Linh San/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022. “I was following a group of meerkats on foot in the Kalahari Trails Game Reserve, in South Africa,” Do Linh San wrote. “Most individuals, including adults, were in a playful mood.
It gave me a unique opportunity to capture very interesting and dynamic interactions between some members of the group. In the photo that I have selected, there is no aggression between individuals, but rather an interaction that reminds us of humans when one of your friends jokes about you and you pretend to strangle them and, in response, they open their mouth like a simpleton. “The bear in Valtteri Mulkahainen’s photo appears to be asking “Can I Borrow Honey From You Until Tomorrow?””Can I Borrow Honey From You Until Tomorrow?” by Valtteri Mulkahainen.
© Valtteri Mulkahainen/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022. Mulkahainen snapped this photo in Martinselkonen, Finland. Vultures spread their wings in “Maniacs” by Saverio Gatto.
“Maniacs” by Saverio Gatto. © Saverio Gatto/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022. “Lappet-faced vultures in display,” Gatto wrote.
A duckling crossed over a line of turtles in “Excuse Me. . .
Pardon Me!” by Ryan Sims. “Excuse Me. .
. Pardon Me!” by Ryan Sims. © Ryan Sims/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022.
“A duckling walking/waddling across a turtle covered log at the Juanita wetlands,” Sims wrote. “The duckling fell off after a few turtle crossings. It was cute.
“In “Uncomfortable Pillow” by Andrew Peacock, one elephant seal got comfy and cozied up to another. “Uncomfortable Pillow” by Andrew Peacock. © Andrew Peacock/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″These elephant seal weaners were practicing their jousting skills for many minutes before they collapsed in exhaustion,” Peacock wrote.
“One looks to be resting far more comfortably than the other!”An owl appeared to wink in Arshdeep Singh’s “I See You, Boy!””I See You, Boy!” by Arshdeep Singh. © Arshdeep Singh/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″We went to explore wildlife of a small town [in India] named Bikaner,” Singh wrote. “During the last day of our trip, we came across a pipe in a city where we spotted an owlet.
We waited for a short while, and one of the spotted owlets came out of the pipe. It was really funny when he came out and looked straight at me. Before going inside, he closed one of his eyes and it felt like he wanted to say ‘I see you, boy!'”Bojan Bencic caught a swan in an amusing pose in “Funny Walk.
“”Funny Walk” by Bojan Bencic. © Bojan Bencic/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″The swan was in the middle of a fight with another swan, chasing him around on a frozen lake,” Bencic wrote. In “Tight Fit” by Mark Schocken, a mother owl did not appear thrilled when her baby squished itself to the opening of their nest hole.
“Tight Fit” by Mark Schocken. © Mark Schocken/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″I was going to see and photograph this eastern screech owl nest in a local park in Florida,” Schocken wrote. “One morning, a few days before the two owlets fledged, one owlet tried to squeeze into the nest hole with Mom, maybe to see the outside world for the first time.
It was hilarious and I was glad I was there that morning to photograph it. The moment lasted only a few seconds as Mom didn’t seem very happy with the arrangement. Check out the expression on her face.
“In “Three-Headed” by Paolo Mignosa, three bear cubs stood so close together that they seemed to create a three-headed creature. “Three-Headed” by Paolo Mignosa. © Paolo Mignosa/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″The three cubs seem to form a ‘Kerberos,’ the three-headed dog of Greek mythology,” Mignosa wrote.
A cassowary bird raided a picnic cooler in “Your Picnic’s Mine!” by Lincoln Macgregor. “Your Picnic’s Mine!” by Lincoln Macgregor. © Lincoln Macgregor/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″When this southern cassowary sat confidently down on a picnic blanket, it scared all of the picnickers away, and it started eating up the fish and chips that were laid out before it,” Macgregor wrote.
” I captured this photo just as this cassowary swallowed some food, lending the bird a cheeky and mischievously satisfied look! Cassowaries, touted as the most dangerous bird in the world, roam the beachfront of Etty Bay on most afternoons, raiding picnics and frightening many unaware tourists. Armed with dagger-like claws and often being territorial and aggressive towards intruders, cassowaries command respect and most people keep a safe distance from them. “Shuli Greenstein snapped a photo of an owl in a hurry, titled “Rushing Little Owl Fledgeling.
“”Rushing Little Owl Fledgeling” by Shuli Greenstein. © Shuli Greenstein/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″I was told that I could find a lot of little owls in the Judean Lowlands in Israel,” Greenstein wrote. “So, I went on a journey early in the morning and I found a lot of little owls standing on the ground, on stones, near the nest, and on tree branches.
Suddenly, my eyes were caught by two fledglings that were playing with each other on the ground. One of them crossed my field of vision. I started taking pictures in sequence and this is what came out.
“The moose in Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven’s photo “Shark Moose” had an unreadable expression on its face. “Shark Moose” by Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven. © Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″Is this bull moose smiling .
. . or getting ready to attack!?” Vangoidtsenhoven wrote.
The hippo in “Misleading African Viewpoints 2” by Jean Jacques Alcalay looked like it was about to eat a heron, but it was just yawning. “Misleading African Viewpoints 2″ by Jean Jacques Alcalay. © Jean Jacques Alcalay/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″A hippo yawning next to a heron, standing on the back of another hippo,” Alcalay wrote.
The owl in Tímea Ambrus’ “I Jump Instead Of Flying” took a brave leap. “I Jump Instead Of Flying” by Tímea Ambrus. © Tímea Ambrus/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″The screech-owl chose to jump instead of flying,” Ambrus wrote.
“He was a bit lazy. “Alex Cooper titled this photo of black-headed gulls “Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Our Lord and Saviour, T-Rex?””Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Our Lord and Saviour, T-Rex?” by Alex Cooper. © Alex Cooper/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″Two black-headed gulls squabbling over territory during the breeding season, at RSPB Minsmere, Suffolk,” Cooper wrote.
Sophie Hart titled this relatable photo of a long-tailed macaque “Mom Life. “”Mom Life” by Sophie Hart. © Sophie Hart/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″A baby long-tailed macaque clings on to its weary mother,” Hart wrote.
A black bear cub appeared to raise its hand before taking a bow in “Curtain Call II” by Dave Shaffer. “Curtain Call II” by Dave Shaffer. © Dave Shaffer/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″This little guy had a blast playing with a stick,” Shaffer wrote.
“I also had a very good time watching him. “Lee Zhengxing titled this snapshot of a squirrel with its tongue sticking out “Lisper Squirrel. “”Lisper Squirrel” by Lee Zhengxing.
© Lee Zhengxing/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″We encountered this little squirrel when we climbed mountain in June,” Zhengxing wrote. “When he noticed us approaching, instead of escaping right away, he just kept standing on the edge of the cliff and looked into the distance, then turned around to stare at us as if we had interrupted his meditation. We left him with some biscuits for the inconvenience.
“The owl in Lukas Zeman’s photo appears to be thinking “You Can’t See Me, Can You?””You Can’t See Me, Can You?” by Lukas Zeman. © Lukas Zeman/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″A little owl hides in the chimney of a collapsed house in Bulgaria,” Zeman wrote. Valtteri Mulkahainen’s photo, titled “Romantic,” shows a bear stopping to smell the roses.
“Romantic” by Valtteri Mulkahainen. © Valtteri Mulkahainen/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022Mulkahainen took this photo in Martinselkonen, Finland. “Tombstoning Guillemot” by Corinne Kozok shows a crowd of guillemots clamoring for food.
“Tombstoning Guillemot” by Corinne Kozok. © Corinne Kozok/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″The guillemots were arriving with fish for their young and seemed to just dive into the middle of the horde of young ones,” Kozok wrote. Martin Grace titled this eye-catching shot of two penguins “Keep Calm And Keep Your Head.
“”Keep Calm And Keep Your Head” by Martin Grace. © Martin Grace/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″Two king penguins at Volunteer Point in the Falklands,” Grace said. “The right-hand bird may have an inscrutable expression, but it must be wondering where its mate’s head has gone.
“In “Fight Back” by John Chaney, a salmon resisted a bear’s attempts to eat it. “Fight Back” by John Chaney. © John Chaney/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″This salmon decided to punch the bear in the face rather than be lunch,” Chaney wrote.
A brown bear cub appeared poised to write the next great American novel in “What Shall I Write Next?” by Torie Hilley. “What Shall I Write Next?” by Torie Hilley. © Torie Hilley/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″Most bear cubs do cub-like things like follow mom around, nurse, and be generally cute, but this cub took it to another level of cuteness,” Hilley wrote.
“She found an eagle feather and started to play with it for a good 10 minutes! As she danced and rolled with the feather, she held it in her mouth for a moment, as if she was thinking of what to write next! Cuteness overload!”A Picasso triggerfish appeared to lose its lunch in “Barf” by Paul Eijkemans. “Barf” by Paul Eijkemans. © Paul Eijkemans/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022″This picture of a Picasso triggerfish was taken in Marsa Shagra, Egypt,” Eijkemans wrote.
“The fish just vomited the coral residues that it picked up while nibbling on the coral. “Read the original article on Insider.
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