Rock ‘n’ roll sloth and belly laughing bears – best of the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2024 (so far)

What’s more hilarious than a sloth playing air guitar? A chuckling seal or a three-headed giraffe, perhaps?

By Daniel Graham

Published: Friday, 28 June 2024 at 00:00 AM

The world-famous Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards competition is now open to entries.

There’s just over a month to go before the 2024 competition closes, meaning you still have time to submit your funniest wildlife images.

Looking for a bit of inspiration? Here are a few of the funniest photo entries so far, from joke-telling polar bears to (slightly) awkward penguins.  

Jason Moore’s photo of jamming kangaroo won last year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Credit: Jason Moore

Best photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2024 (so far)

Holding on for a ride – Alexander Fine

Holding on for a ride – brown bear photographed in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. Credit: Alexander Fine

Not a good idea – Anton Pretorius

Not a good idea – buffalo and cattle egret photographed in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa. Credit: Anton Pretorius

Three’s a crowd – Deena Sveinsson

Three’s a crowd – chinstrap penguins photographed in Antarctica. Credit: Deena Sveinsson

Slow hands – Harry Collins

Slow hands – three-toed sloth photographed in Costa Rica. Credit: Harry Collins

Laughing out loud – Ingo Hamann

Laughing out loud – seal photographed in Helgoland, Germany. Credit: Ingo Hamann

Three heads are better than one – John Mullineux

Three heads are better than one – giraffes photographed in Green Kalahari, South Africa. Credit: John Mullineux

Watch out for that tree – Mark Koster

Watch out for that tree – male mallard duck photographed in Chaparral Park, Scottsdale, AZ. Credit: Mark Koster

Pick me pick meeeeee – Thomas Van Puymbroeck

Pick me pick meeeeee – sea turtle photographed in Curacao, Caribbean. Credit: Thomas Van Puymbroeck

Peak-a-boo – Tilan Weerasinghe

Peak-a-boo – white-breasted waterhen photographed in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Credit: Tilan Weerasinghe

Did you hear the one about the…? – Wendy Kaveney

Did you hear the one about the….? – polar bears photographed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Credit: Wendy Kaveney

Itching to enter?

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards competition is open until 31 July 2024. It’s free to enter and open to levels of photographer.

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