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Saturday, October 15, 2016

HILARIOUS COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARD FINALISTS 2016 - Cute and funny, animals are the best comedians

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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
All smiles: A frog appears to have a big smile for the camera as a photographer in Russia picked the perfect moment

See more pictures of wild animals as comedians


 
D'oh: A meerkat appears to look like it has just remembered it needs to be somewhere in Little Karoo, South Africa
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The one that got away: A pelican looks distraught as it drops a fish thrown to it by a fishermen in Kerkini Lake, Greece
 
 
Head's gone: A tough day at the office for this fox in Yellowstone National Park, USA
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 
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
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
 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
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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