So much of chaos and despair surrounds us that it has become hard to find something to smile about. Thankfully, the annual contest, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have brought brilliantly amusing photographs that are sure to lift your spirits in the pandemonium-like aura that envelops the world in 2020.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, which brings forth the funniest images of wild animals from across the globe, has announced its 2020 finalists and the pictures are delightfully hilarious. The winners of the contest will be announced on October 22.
“Damn it! Everyone told me to lay down on my diet, I didn’t listen. Now, I’m fat.”
“Almost Time to Get Up” | Image: Charlie Davidson
“Let me puke before we go fishing!” A group of gentoo penguins going to the shore at sunrise for fishing, when this guy stops to vomit. Must have been indigestion!
“I Could Puke” | Image: Christina Holfelder
“Get out of my face!” Well, seems Terry wasn’t in the mood to get photographed, so he just flipped the bird.
“Terry the Turtle” | Image: Mark Fitzpatrick
“What? You are not going to share with me? Come on! I am hungry too.”
“Seriously, Would You Share Some?” | Image: Krisztina Scheeff
“Screw you! I’m scratching.” Forgetting the social etiquette, this monkey is taking care of that itchy bottom.
“Socially Uninhibited” | Image: Martin Grace
“I’ve got a pretty smile, haven’t I? Yeahhhh! Knew it.” This little guy is posing with a smile on his face.
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“Smiley” | Image: Arthur Telle Thiemann
“Why so serious? Let’s make a pout!” The photo-bombing giraffe is way more photogenic than the subject.
“Crashing Into the Picture” | Image: Brigitte Alcalay Marcon
“Oh! It says no fishing here. Eh! Well, I don’t know how to read.” Aptly titled, it indeed is a mocking bird.
“It’s A Mockingbird” | Image: Sally Lloyd Jones
“Hey! Hey! I’m not talking to you. Talk to the hand.” These arguing parrots can only mean one thing -trouble in paradise.
“Social Distance, Please” | Image: Petr Sochman
“Shush! If anyone asks, I am not here. You got me?” This American Rosefinch is telling you to be quiet.
“Quiet Please” | Image: Mike Lessel
“Why are you yanking our tails?” “Nope! I’m just swinging.” Well, it looks fun.
“Fun For All Ages” | Image: Thomas Vijayan
“Oh! Haha…You won’t get it. It’s an inside joke.” We have all been there.
“The Inside Joke” | Image: Femke van Willigen
“Oh! What am I gonna do this year?” This polar bear is really depressed with the pandemic ruining its career plans.
“Lamentation” | Image: Jacques Poulard
“Donald? For Nobel Peace Prize? Haha…God! That’s hilarious.”
“Having a Laugh” | Image: Ken Crossan
“Come on! You gotta listen to me. I have a wife, two kids. I have stomachs to feed. I’ll bring you food, just give me more time.”
“Tough Negotiations” | Image: Ayala Fishaimer
“Hush! Now promise, you won’t tell anyone about what I just told you. All right?” Two Kalahari lions gossiping, just sharing news.
“Spreading the Wildlife Gossip” | Image: Bernhard Esterer
“Wish I had a violin. I so love music.” This tern seems to be tuning its wings, just like one tunes a musical instrument.
“Tern Tuning Its Wings” | Image: Danielle D’Ermo
“Oh Boy! The wind is messing up my hair.” Spiked in all directions, the hair on this egret makes it look like it’s wearing a Halloween costume.
“COVID Hair” | Image: Gail Bisson
“I am a huge Opera fan.” If pictures could sing, this one surely would.
“O Sole Mio” | Image: Roland Kranitz