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

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

"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."

'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."

'Hello everyone' by Miroslav Srb. A raccoon on a Florida beach.

'Say cheeeese' by Arthur Telle Thiemann. "A couple of triggerfish looking into the camera, captured at the Azores," Thiemann wrote.

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

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

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

'Excuse Me... Pardon Me!' by Ryan Sims

'Tight Fit!' by Mark Schocken

'Your Picnic's Mine!' by Lincoln Macgregor

'Misleading African viewpoints 2' by Jean Jacques Alcalay. Hippo yawning next to a heron standing on the back of another hippo

'Mum life' by Sophie Hart. A baby long-tailed macaque clings on to its weary mother.

'Lisper Squirrel' by Lee Zhengxing

'You can't see me, can you?' A little owl hides in the chimney of a collapsed house in Bulgaria.

'Fight Back' by John Chaney. This salmon decide to punch the bear in the face rather than be lunch.