【Esther Moser】

Earlier this month we got a glimpse of some highly commended entries from the Wildlife Photography Awards 2020,Esther Moser but there's another like-minded competition that's a little cheekier: the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Founded by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam and supported by wildlife conservation nonprofit The Born Free Foundation, the competition selects a collection of finalists from a host of images snapped across the globe, all of which capture nature at its most ridiculous.

Winners will be announced on Oct. 22, and you can even vote for your favourite on the website.

Mashable Trend Report Decode what’s viral, what’s next, and what it all means. Sign up for Mashable’s weekly Trend Report newsletter. By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Thanks for signing up!

---

You May Also Like

---

---

SEE ALSO: These wildlife photography finalists will take your breath away

From bird-flipping turtles to smiley fish, here are the gloriously anthropomorphised finalists with their titles provided by the photographers...

'Boredom.' Credit: Marcus Westberg / Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020 'Wait up Mommy, look what I got for you!' Credit: Kunal Gupta / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Terry the Turtle flipping the bird.' Credit: Mark Fitzpatrick / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'I am champion.' Credit: Ramesh Letchmanan / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'I've got you this time!' Credit: Olin Rogers / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Fun for all ages.' Credit: Thomas Vijayan / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'I had to stay late at work.' Credit: Luis Burgueño / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'No penguins under here!' Credit: Pearl Kasparian / comedy wildlife photos 2020 'Laughing hippo.' Credit: Manoj Shah / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Socially uninhibited.' Credit: Martin Grace Kendal / comedy wildlife photo awars 2020 'Faceplant.' Credit: Tim Hearn / comedy wildlife photos 2020 'Peekaboo.' Credit: JAGDEEP RAJPUT / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Having a laugh.' Credit: Ken Crossan / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'I think this tire's gonna be flat.' Credit: Kay Kotzian / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Macaque striking a pose.' Credit: luis martí / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Just chillin'.' Credit: Jill Neff / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Covid hair!' Credit: Gail Bisson / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Like mother like daughter.' Credit: JAGDEEP RAJPUT / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'It's a mocking bird!' Credit: Sally Lloyd-Jones / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 It's the last day of school holidays.' Credit: Max Teo / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Almost time to get up.' Credit: Charlie Davidson / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Seriously, would you share some? ' Credit: Krisztina Scheeff / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'The inside joke.' Credit: Femke van Willigen / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Sun salutation.' Credit: Sue Hollis / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Crashing into the picture.' Credit: Brigitte Alcalay-Marcon / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Monkey business.' Credit: Megan Lorenz / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 Quiet, please...' Credit: mike lessel / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Spreading the wildlife gossip.' Credit: Bernhard Esterer / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'The race.' Credit: Yevhen Samuchenko / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'We all have that friend.' Credit: yarin klein / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Social distance, please!' Credit: Petr Sochman / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Tough negotiations.' Credit: ayala fishaimer / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Hide and seek.' Credit: tim hearn / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'O sole mio.' Credit: Kranitz Roland / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'How can I fly?' Credit: Nader Alshammari / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'So hot.' Credit: wei ping / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Lamentation!' Credit: poulard jacques / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Abracadabra!' Credit: Vicki Jauron / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Surprise smiles.' Credit: Asaf Sereth / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Tern turning its wings.' Credit: daniele d'ermo / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'Smiley.' Credit: arthur telle thiemann / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020 'I could puke.' Credit: Christina Holfelder / comedy wildlife photo awards 2020

The winners of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 will be announced on Oct. 22.