There’s nothing like the wild antics of animals to make us crack a smile and laugh. Featured here are some of the funniest comedian creatures caught on camera—in our books at least—to hopefully make your day.
Wildlife photographers from across the globe have gone to great lengths to bring you: a monkey apparently performing CPR on his ailing friend; a squirrel from out of a kung fu flick; a haughty penguin brushing off his mate, seemingly telling him to “talk to the hand;” what appears to be a bovine with wings; and oodles more.
Selected from thousands of entries, the crème de la crème has been released ahead of the final awards, which will be announced on Dec. 8. For now, 40 standalone photos and 10 portfolio entries comprise the shortlist of The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2022. We have selected a bunch of our faves just for you….