Funky animal hairdos and a smoking duck among 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards finalists
The animal kingdom is a dynamic place, filled with plenty of action and drama. Freeze and capture any moment in time and an animal's behaviour can become hilarious.
A dancing gorilla, a smoking duck and frog teamwork are among the 40 images shortlisted for this year's Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards.
Narrowed down from thousands of entries submitted by professional and amateur photographers from around the world, the competition aims to celebrate the hilarity of our natural wildlife.
And this year's selection does not disappoint.
The shoulder of giants.
Andrew Mortimer: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
The overall winner, category and highly commended winners will be announced on 9 December.
Last year's winner was a photo of a red squirrel seemingly stuck in a tree.
Here is a selection of some of the finalists in the running for 2025.
Welcome to Zen Lemur Yoga Course!
Andrey Giljov: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A white-tailed sea eagle saying "go away".
Annette Kirby: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
What do you mean I need to see a dentist?
Bingqian Gao: Nikon Wildlife Photo Awards
Bad Hair Day!
Christy Grinton: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Great Hair Day!
David Fetters: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Landing Gear Down.
Erkko Badermann: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Baptism Of The Unwilling Convert.
Grayson Bell: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Peek a Boo.
Henry Szwinto: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Monkey Circus.
Kalin Botev: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Outdoor smoking zone.
Lars Beygang: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
"If you don't lick your fingers, you're only half enjoying it."
Liliana Luca: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
High Five.
Mark Meth-Cohn: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Hit the dance floor!
Paula Rustemeier: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Squirrel airborne: Surrender mode.
Stefan Cruysberghs: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Sometimes you just want to bite your neighbour's head off ... literally.
Warren Price: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
We've all seen a flamingo but have you ever seen a flamingone?
Miles Astray: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A gull dropping a bomb on a white-tailed eagle.
Antoine Rezer: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Paint Me Like One Of Your Forest Girls.
Michael Stavrakakis: Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
