Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023: Check out some of this year's funny photosPublished5 October 2023Image source, Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, The shortlist for this year鈥檚 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards has been announced and as always, the competition is full of hilarious photos which are sure to put a smile on lots of faces - just look at this beaver.Image source, Allen Holmes/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, This year鈥檚 final shortlist was whittled down from thousands of entries submitted by professional and amateur photographers from all around the world. Here are just some of our favourites...Image source, Dikla Gabriely/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, This brown bear is certainly not camera shy. He was snapped in Finland and he seems to have a pretty successful modelling career ahead of him.Image source, Bill Gozansky/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, There's one very nosy giraffe in this image, can you spot it? The group was photographed at a waterhole in the Onguma Game Reserve in Namibia, Africa.Image source, Brandi Romano/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, This polite group of surgeonfish in Mo'orea in French Polynesia are practising ocean etiquette by allowing this Blacktip reef shark to go past...it's probably the safest option too.Image source, Brigitte Alcalay Marcon/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, This mother polar bear was photographed pushing her hesitant young into the water with her leg - you could say it was thrown in the deep end!Image source, Christian Hargasser/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, How comfortable does this lion cub look? Its picture was taken late in the evening in the Masai Mara wildlife reserve in Kenya.Image source, Brian Matthews/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, This Atlantic puffin looks very relaxed in the water while watching jellyfish.Image source, Benard Omwaka/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, These baboons were snapped at Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. In this photo, a very mischievous baby baboon is seen trying to get away from its mum.Image source, Jaroslaw Kolacz/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, This swan takes the selfie to a whole new level - how picturesque is that background.Image source, Jacques Poulard/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, What does this funny looking bird remind you of? The white grouse was photographed during the winter and looks a bit like a snowball.Image source, Tzahi Finkelstein/Comedy WildlifeImage caption, How happy does this swamp turtle look? It was snapped with a dragonfly resting on its nose.More on this storyAward-winning animal pics to make your day!Published13 December 2022Pouncing kittens, jumping dogs... the funniest pet pics of the yearPublished11 August 2023What's so funny?! These animal pics!Published2 September 2021