Animal crackers: Wildlife comedy photography winners announced

Mark Meth-Cohn, an amateur photographer from the UK, has won the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards with his shot titled 'High Five' of a young gorilla cavorting through a forest clearing in Rwanda.

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Overall winner High Five by Mark Meth Cohn.
Bird category winner Headlock by Warren Price.
Bird Category Winner: These guillemots in Norway were nesting on a small rocky cliff ledge where space was at a premium. The nests all crammed in close together which isn’t a good recipe for being good neighbours, as guillemots are fiercely territorial.Warren Price
Winner Fish and Other aquatic animals category, Smiley by Jenny Stock.
Fish & Other Aquatic Animals Category Winner: Whilst on a scuba dive in the Philippines, this little fish kept popping its head out of its home, a hole in the patterned coral. I took a few photos and I loved its cheeky face smiling back at me.Jenny Stock: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Baptism Of The Unwilling Convert.
Reptile, Amphibian & Insect Category Winner: This photo taken in Maine USA shows green frogs establishing territory in the pond.Grayson Bell: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Young photographer category winner: Hit the dance floor - foxes in a breakdance battle Paula Rustemeier.
Nikon Young Photographer Category Winner: Red foxes at play in the Netherlands by Paula Rustemeier.Nico Dreier
Portfolio category winner: Digging for Gold by Maggie Hoffman.
Portfolio Category Winner: A young female chimpanzee picking her nose and eating it!Maggie Hoffman: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Now which direction is my nest? (
Highly commended: Now which direction is my nest? A gannet in eastern England is shortsighted while collecting nesting grass.Alison Tuck: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A white-tailed sea eagle saying "go away".
Highly Commended: A white-tailed sea eagle saying "go away".Annette Kirby: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Landing Gear Down.
Highly Commended: Landing Gear Down. A red-throated Loon in Finland.Erkko Badermann: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Bad Hair Day!
Highly Commended: Bad Hair Day! A mother grey squirrel relocating her babies to a new nest in Victoria, BC.Christy Grinton: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Monkey Circus.
Highly Commended: Monkey Circus. Baboons at play in Zimbabwe.Kalin Botev: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Gorilla in Rwanda
Highly Commended: Gorilla's in RwandaMark Meth-Cohn
"If you don't lick your fingers, you're only half enjoying it."
Highly Commended: "If you don't lick your fingers, you're only half enjoying it." A lemure in Madagascar.Liliana Luca: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A hilariously lucky moment I caught of these these three lions yawning at the same time.
Highly commended: The choir by Meline Ellwanger shows three lions yawning in sync.Meline Ellwanger
Smile - you're being photographed
Highly Commended: Smile - you're being photographed.Valtteri Mulkahainen

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