Cutest and Funny Finalists Of The 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards
From smiling triggerfish to a waving raccoon, the shortlisted images for the 2022 Comedy Wildlife Photo awards have been announced. Whittled down from thousands of entries submitted by professional and amateur photographers from around the world, we’re presented with a wonderful mix of hilarious wildlife. The winners will be announced on 8 December.
Say Cheeeeeeese
A couple of triggerfish looking into the camera in Faial, Azores. Photograph: Arturo Telle/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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Talk to the Fin
Two gentoo penguins hanging out on the beach on the Falkland Islands. Photograph: Jennifer Hadley/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Tight Fit
An eastern screech owlet tries to look out of the nest it shares with its mum, in a park in Florida, US. Photograph: Mark Schocken/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Not so cat-like reflexes
A three-month-old lion cub tries to descend a tree in Serengeti, Tanzania. Photograph: Jennifer Hadley/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Fight Back
This salmon decided to slap the bear in the face rather than be lunch, in Alaska, US. Photograph: John D Chaney/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Misleading African Viewpoints
A proboscis monkey in a tree next to the Kinabatangan River, in Sukau, Borneo. Photograph: Andy Evans/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Stop and stare
A proboscis monkey in a tree next to the Kinabatangan River, in Sukau, Borneo. Photograph: Andy Evans/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Buckaroo
A zebra does a great impression of the 80s children’s game Buckaroo in Amboseli, Kenya. Photograph: Vince Burton/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Romantic
A brown bear in Martinselkonen, Finland. Photograph: Valtteri Mulkahainen/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Excuse Me … Pardon Me!
A duckling walks across a turtle-covered log at the Juanita wetlands, Washington, US. Photograph: Ryan Sims/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Maniacs
Lappet-faced vultures displaying on the ground, in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Photograph: Saverio Gatto/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Pegasus, the flying horse
An Indian sarus crane drives an antelope away from its nest to protect its egg at the Keoladeo national park, India. Photograph: Jagdeep Rajput/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Hello Everyone
A raccoon on a Florida beach being fed shrimps. Photograph: Miroslav Srb/Comedywildlifephoto.com
It’s all kicking off!
Wallabies play-fighting on the beach in Cape Hillsborough, Queensland, Australia. Photograph: Michael Eastway/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Keep Calm and Keep Your Head
King penguins at Volunteer Point, East Falkland. Photograph: Martin Grace/Comedywildlifephoto.com
Can I borrow honey from you until tomorrow?
A brown bear in Martinselkonen, Finland. Photograph: Valtteri Mulkahainen/Comedywildlifephoto.com