‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019’ Capture Animals At Their Funniest, See Pics

Animals are all about eat, sleep, ‘have mood swings’ and repeat but if you observe them closely, they can be quite the entertainers. Their little acts of comedy, happiness or just their coping mechanism to deal with the human world when captured at the right moment can guarantee you a lifetime of laughter. The ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ is one such competition that rewards photographers for capturing the ‘lighter side of animal life’.

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The competition just ended and we have the winner of the ‘Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2019’. But before we take you on this joy-ride, let me tell you there can be a lot of ‘awwws’ and ‘so cute’ happening here. Out of the 4,000 thousand entries from 68 countries that came down to 40 finalists,  a picture of a lion cub “grabbing life by the . . . ,” was crowned the overall winner, reports Forbes.

We're proud to announce that the OVERALL WINNER of the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is… Sarah Skinner (from…

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Wednesday, November 13, 2019

The picture clicked by photographer Sarah Skinner was taken in Botswana. The cub is seen playing with an adult lion and the thought ‘what will happen next’ has us in splits.

Clearly, this picture deserves the award but here are the 15 other finalists who nailed it too.

  1. Someone’s at the wrong place!

This egret probably wishes it had looked where it was going… #WorldSightDay(📷 by TRJ Nature & Wildlife)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Friday, October 11, 2019

2. It is the weekend already?

Are you ready to find out the winner of the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards?!… Come back tomorrow for our big reveal! 🤩 #OneMoreDay(📷 by Vicki Jauron)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Tuesday, November 12, 2019

3. Oh boy!

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Wednesday, September 11, 2019

4. No points for guessing who is the husband here.

"Beth! Beth! Did you hear that? It's just 2 weeks to go until the winners of the 2019 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are announced!" 📢(📷 by Vlado Pirsa #2019finalist)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Wednesday, October 30, 2019

5. ‘Hey maa, mata ji.’

The Affinity People’s Choice Award, voted for by you, goes to Harry Walker! His charming shot of a slightly bemused sea otter in Alaska is titled 'Oh My'… 🏆

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Wednesday, November 13, 2019

6. Oh boy, I have a six-day working week.

It appears that it's not just humans that struggle with hump day…We know, we know – It would have been hilarious if…

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Wednesday, August 21, 2019

7. Sharmaji ka beta flaunting his skills. 

Last chance! You have until 31st October at midnight (GMT) to vote for your favourite finalist in our Affinity People’s…

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Tuesday, October 29, 2019

8. When the boss sees you watching Netflix at work.

"He's right behind me, isn't he?!" 🐟🦈(📷 by Anthony Petrovich)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Friday, October 25, 2019

9. Hello? Can you hear me now?

It's Monday again… But burying your head in the snow like this red fox is NOT going to change anything! It will just make you late for work… 🦊(📷 by Angela Bohlke)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Monday, September 30, 2019

10. Background music: *Oppa Gangnam Style*

Dance like no one is watching… even when the watching is about as intense as it gets…(📷 by Adwait Aphale) #GlobalCatDay 🦁

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Wednesday, October 16, 2019

11. Just having a bad hair day.

King Penguins have always been way ahead of current fashions…coming soon to hairdressers all over the world #BadHairDay 🐧(📷 by Eric Keller)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Monday, November 4, 2019

12. Hey, ‘How you doing?’

We wanted to say a huge thank you to ALL our fantastic entrants from over the years, whether you're a professional…

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Tuesday, October 8, 2019

13. You ‘light’ my world!

Greg couldn't understand what had happened to his friend's head and why it was lit up like a pumpkin… #Halloween 🎃(📷 by Co Grift)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Thursday, October 31, 2019

14. ‘Kya weather hai boss!’

Looking for a fun day out next weekend? Head over to the Wildlife & Safari Travel Show (12 – 13 October) where we'll be…

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Friday, October 4, 2019

15. Happy Friday.

What better way to end the week than with this great photo of a dancing LEOPARD?! Happy Friday! 🎉(📷 by Mohammed Alnaser)

Posted by Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards on Friday, September 27, 2019

When it comes to wildlife photography, timing is the key.  In some cases, the animals might be having a moment with themselves, in others, it might be sheer coincidence or the photographer happened to be at the right place at the right moment. Whatever it is, we are ROFL just looking at animals being candidly humourous. Which one is your favourite? Tell us.

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