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Comedy Wildlife 2022: From a smiling African Lion to a weary mother Macaque, hilarious photos of animals in their natural habitat

A look at some of the finalists of the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2022

Published: October 21, 2022 11:03 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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"Jumping Jack" by Alex Pansier. "A red squirrel jumps during a rainstorm, so you can see the drops flying around," Pansier wrote. Image Credit: Alex Pansier/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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"Talk To The Fin!" by Jennifer Hadley. "This was shot on the Falkland Islands," Hadley wrote. "These two gentoo penguins were hanging out on the beach when one shook himself off and gave his mate the snub." Image Credit: Jennifer Hadley/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'What do you mean smile?! I am smiling!' by Alison Buttigieg. "I spent a whole morning with this lion pride," Buttigieg wrote. "One of the lionesses made some funny facial expressions after yawning. Luckily for me, she looked straight into the camera for a moment and I caught this fake smile." Image Credit: Alison Buttigieg/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Hello everyone' by Miroslav Srb. A raccoon on a Florida beach. Image Credit: Miroslav Srb/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Say cheeeese' by Arthur Telle Thiemann. "A couple of triggerfish looking into the camera, captured at the Azores," Thiemann wrote. Image Credit: Arthur Telle Thiemann/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Pegasus, the flying horse' by Jagdeep Rajput. "This is actually an Indian saras crane attacking a bluebull from behind," Rajput wrote. Image Credit: Jagdeep Rajput/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Not so cat-like reflexes' by Jennifer Hadley ."This 3-month-old cub and his sibling were in a tree," Hadley wrote. Image Credit: Jennifer Hadley/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'I'm gonna strangle you!' by Emmanuel Do Linh. Meerkats on foot in the Kalahari Trails Game Reserve, in South Africa. Image Credit: Emmanuel Do Linh/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Excuse Me... Pardon Me!' by Ryan Sims Image Credit: Ryan Sims/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Tight Fit!' by Mark Schocken Image Credit: Mark Schocken/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Your Picnic's Mine!' by Lincoln Macgregor Image Credit: Lincoln Macgregor/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Misleading African viewpoints 2' by Jean Jacques Alcalay. Hippo yawning next to a heron standing on the back of another hippo Image Credit: Jean Jacques Alcalay/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Mum life' by Sophie Hart. A baby long-tailed macaque clings on to its weary mother. Image Credit: Sophie Hart/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Lisper Squirrel' by Lee Zhengxing Image Credit: Lee Zhengxing/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'You can't see me, can you?' A little owl hides in the chimney of a collapsed house in Bulgaria. Image Credit: Lukas Zeman/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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'Fight Back' by John Chaney. This salmon decide to punch the bear in the face rather than be lunch. Image Credit: John Chaney/Comedywildlifephoto.com

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