Comedy wildlife photography

A kangaroo playing air guitar. An otter showing off ballet moves. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards highlight hilarious animal photos.

The top 40 photos

Nature can be beautiful and majestic—but it can also be pretty funny.

Autumn might be trying to leave its mark with all the wind and rain, but the photographers participating in the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are keeping everyone cheerful and full of chuckles. The competition’s finalists for 2023 have finally been revealed, and this year’s batch is full of quality comedy and good vibes, as always. They’re perfect for chasing away the blues!

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards: Check out the list of winning photos for the year 2022. The winning shot went to an image titled 'Not so cat-like reflexes' which shows a 3-month-old lion cub falling out of a tree. This photo was captured by Jennifer Hadley. Watch this Business Today visual story for the funniest images which took home the awards this year.

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A selection of finalists in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023.

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A selection of finalists in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023.

Wildly funny.

The finalists for this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced, and from flying seals to perplexed dragonflies, all manner of creatures are on display.

Without a doubt, photography is the universal language of our time. Digitally saved or printed out and stacked away to reminisce over later – everyone's got plenty of images they hold dear to their heart.

Highlights from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2016 (see 2015 here) came to an end on October 1st, and while we‘re waiting for the best photos to be announced, let‘s explore the entries of this year.