Typically photos of the natural world fall into the take-your-breath-away category (see the Wildlife Photography Awards), but it doesn't haveto be this way.
Like humans, animals are also capable of being extremely ridiculous, and it's only right that we celebrate this side of them in the same way that we celebrate them when they're looking cool.
SEE ALSO:Shocked monkey in a very awkward position wins comedy wildlife photo prizeEnter the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, founded in 2015 by photographers Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks, and in conjunction this year with UK charity the Whitely Fund for Nature, which celebrates nature's wackier side.
40 images have been shortlisted in total, with the winners due to be announced on Dec. 8. You can view the entire gallery on awards' site, and we've included a taster below...
Credit: Alex Pansier/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Ryan Sims/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Miroslav Srb/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Lincoln Macgregor/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Valtteri Mulkahainen/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Jacques Alcalay/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Jagdeep Rajput/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: Andy Evans/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022
Credit: John Chaney/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022Glorious.
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