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After receiving more than 2,200 entries, the judges have whittled the photographs down to a shortlist of just 40 who are gunning for gongs in seven categories. Here are some of the best. Enjoy!
All smiles: A frog appears to have a big smile for the camera as a photographer in Russia picked the perfect moment
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D'oh: A meerkat appears to look like it has just remembered it needs to be somewhere in Little Karoo, South Africa
All aboard: A little leopard tortoise jumps on a friends back in the Tarangire National Park in Tanzania
It's not that simples: Two meerkats appearing to have a dispute in Little Karoo, South Africa back in May 2015
Warrior stance: A colourful reptile holds up a twig as it is pictured looking like a warrior with a powerful stance in May 2013
Corn in the gob: Eastern Chipmunk stuffing her cheeks with corn until they looked ready to pop in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
The hunter beomes the hunted: A grizzly bear doing a bad job of catching a salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, Alaska, July, 2014
Head in the clouds: A bear appears to have wings growing from its head in a photo taken by Adam Parsons
The one that got away: A pelican looks distraught as it drops a fish thrown to it by a fishermen in Kerkini Lake, Greece
He thought he saw lunch somewhere in here. A hunting fox in Yellowstone National Park, USA
He's too young to be trunk: An adorable baby elephant appears to face plant the ground, Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe
Jokes: A hyena appears to find something hilarious in a shot capture by Yaron Schmid in the Serengeti, Tanzania, in February
You what? Four pigeon burrowing owls stare directly at photographer Mario Gustavo Fiorucci and one appears to tilt its head to get a better look in Santa Rosa, Argentina
On the march: A wild owl appears to be walking along in a very serious manner in Lancashire, England
On the march: A wild owl appears to be walking along in a very serious manner in Lancashire, England
Kung fu owl: A wild little owl landing with one wing open and one wing closed, Lancashire, England
What a hoot: A snowy owl looks very content as it smiles for photographer Edward Kopeschny in Ontario, Canada
Say cheese: Wide-Eyed Burrowing Owlet posing for selfies in front of a GoPro in Florida in May last year
Undercover job: A stag gets himself into an unfortunate situation in Richmond Park, London
To the dancefloor: Two weaver ants - otherwise known as fire ants - appearing to dance together in Bata, Indonesia back in March
To the dancefloor: Two weaver ants - otherwise known as fire ants - appearing to dance together in Bata, Indonesia back in March
Preach to the choir: A cape gannet bird is photographed appearing to give itís fellow birds a speech in Western Cape, South Africa
Mirror image: Two wide rhinos organised back-to-back seem to be the rarest creature in Laikipia, Kenya, in March 2015
You're finished: A yellow painted frogfish appears to hit another in the face as it pushes forward in Taiwan in June 2014
Look for the bare necessities: A European brown bear dances like nobody is watching in the forests of Finland in June 2014
Beary nice to meet you: A mother polar bear takes a nap during the day whilst her cub is full of energy and gives the camera a wave in Manitoba, Canada
A rare bit of hare action: Photographer Andy Howard spent more than five hours with a friendly mountain hare which appears to raise its paw to say hello, Cairngorms, Scotland
Unlikely composer: An adorable little squirrel captured on a beautiful sunny day holding the stem of a flower in an unknown location
The fruits of labour: A European ground squirrel does everything to get these rose hips in Vienna, Austria
Mice to see you: This harvest mouse is appearing to be waving at the camera in Cheshire back in May this year
Shake, rattle and roll: This bataleur had been preening himself for 3 hours in the sun before taking off in Singita National Park, South Africa
Double trouble: A mother and son leopard pair have a playful fight with photographer Ross Couper snapping a hilarious end result in Singita Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa
Keep your beak out of it: A nosey bald eagle peeks out from behind the rocks to check out what photographer William Saunders is up to, Cordova, Alaska
Peek-a-boo: A jiungle babbler covers another's eyes with its wing as its beak pokes through in Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Caught short: An unfortunate portrait of a buffalo in Meru National Park Kenya in July this year
Get it?: An African lion looks like she finds something hilarious in the Maasai Mara in Kenya back in September 2011
Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3827052/The-funniest-animal-photographs-ve-seen-Comedy-wildlife-competition-shortlist-s-guaranteed-laughing-like-hyena-lion.html
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