{"id":39711,"date":"2024-06-28T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/72d6f880-e6c8-41dd-8e5f-95efde60ee39"},"modified":"2024-06-28T03:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T01:27:27","slug":"rock-n-roll-sloth-and-belly-laughing-bears-best-of-the-comedy-wildlife-photo-awards-2024-so-far","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/rock-n-roll-sloth-and-belly-laughing-bears-best-of-the-comedy-wildlife-photo-awards-2024-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock ‘n’ roll sloth and belly laughing bears \u2013 best of the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2024 (so far)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

By Daniel Graham\n <\/p>

Published: Friday, 28 June 2024 at 00:00 AM<\/p>

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The world-famous Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards <\/a>competition is now open to entries. <\/strong><\/p>

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

Looking for a bit of inspiration? Here are a few of the funniest photo entries so far, from joke-telling polar bears <\/a>to (slightly) awkward penguins<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

**Jason Moore’s photo of jamming kangaroo won last year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Credit: Jason Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>**See the winning images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 <\/a><\/li><\/ul>
Best photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2024 (so far)<\/h2>
Holding on for a ride \u2013 Alexander Fine<\/h3>
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Holding on for a ride \u2013 brown bear photographed in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. Credit: Alexander Fine<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Not a good idea \u2013 Anton Pretorius <\/h3>
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Not a good idea \u2013 buffalo and cattle egret photographed in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa. Credit: Anton Pretorius<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Three’s a crowd \u2013 Deena Sveinsson<\/h3>
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Three’s a crowd \u2013 chinstrap penguins photographed in Antarctica. Credit: Deena Sveinsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Slow hands – Harry Collins<\/h3>
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Slow hands \u2013 three-toed sloth photographed in Costa Rica. Credit: Harry Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Laughing out loud – Ingo Hamann<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Laughing out loud \u2013 seal photographed in Helgoland, Germany. Credit: Ingo Hamann<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Three heads are better than one \u2013 John Mullineux<\/h3>
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Three heads are better than one \u2013 giraffes photographed in Green Kalahari, South Africa. Credit: John Mullineux<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Watch out for that tree \u2013 Mark Koster<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Watch out for that tree \u2013 male mallard duck photographed in Chaparral Park, Scottsdale, AZ. Credit: Mark Koster<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Pick me pick meeeeee \u2013 Thomas Van Puymbroeck<\/h3>
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Pick me pick meeeeee \u2013 sea turtle photographed in Curacao, Caribbean. Credit: Thomas Van Puymbroeck<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Peak-a-boo \u2013 Tilan Weerasinghe <\/h3>
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Peak-a-boo \u2013 white-breasted waterhen photographed in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Credit: Tilan Weerasinghe<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Did you hear the one about the…? \u2013 Wendy Kaveney<\/h3>
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Did you hear the one about the….? \u2013 polar bears photographed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Credit: Wendy Kaveney<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Itching to enter? <\/h3>
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards<\/a> competition is open until\u00a031 July 2024. It’s free to enter and open to levels of photographer.<\/p>
**More weird and wonderful wildlife:<\/strong><\/p>**
**Weirdest birds: meet 12 strange and weird wonders of the avian world<\/a><\/li>**
**17 weirdest animals: meet the weird freaks and oddballs of the natural world<\/a><\/li>**
Weirdest fish: 13 of the strangest fish in the world<\/a><\/li><\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n
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**Jason Moore’s photo of jamming kangaroo won last year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Credit: Jason Moore<\/figcaption><\/figure>**See the winning images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2023 <\/a><\/li><\/ul>
Best photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2024 (so far)<\/h2>
Holding on for a ride \u2013 Alexander Fine<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Holding on for a ride \u2013 brown bear photographed in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. Credit: Alexander Fine<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Not a good idea \u2013 Anton Pretorius <\/h3>
$\"\"$
Not a good idea \u2013 buffalo and cattle egret photographed in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa. Credit: Anton Pretorius<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Three’s a crowd \u2013 Deena Sveinsson<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Three’s a crowd \u2013 chinstrap penguins photographed in Antarctica. Credit: Deena Sveinsson<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Slow hands – Harry Collins<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Slow hands \u2013 three-toed sloth photographed in Costa Rica. Credit: Harry Collins<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Laughing out loud – Ingo Hamann<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Laughing out loud \u2013 seal photographed in Helgoland, Germany. Credit: Ingo Hamann<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Three heads are better than one \u2013 John Mullineux<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Three heads are better than one \u2013 giraffes photographed in Green Kalahari, South Africa. Credit: John Mullineux<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Watch out for that tree \u2013 Mark Koster<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Watch out for that tree \u2013 male mallard duck photographed in Chaparral Park, Scottsdale, AZ. Credit: Mark Koster<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Pick me pick meeeeee \u2013 Thomas Van Puymbroeck<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Pick me pick meeeeee \u2013 sea turtle photographed in Curacao, Caribbean. Credit: Thomas Van Puymbroeck<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Peak-a-boo \u2013 Tilan Weerasinghe <\/h3>
$\"\"$
Peak-a-boo \u2013 white-breasted waterhen photographed in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Credit: Tilan Weerasinghe<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Did you hear the one about the…? \u2013 Wendy Kaveney<\/h3>
$\"\"$
Did you hear the one about the….? \u2013 polar bears photographed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Credit: Wendy Kaveney<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Itching to enter? <\/h3>
The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards<\/a> competition is open until\u00a031 July 2024. It’s free to enter and open to levels of photographer.<\/p>
**More weird and wonderful wildlife:<\/strong><\/p>**
**Weirdest birds: meet 12 strange and weird wonders of the avian world<\/a><\/li>**
**17 weirdest animals: meet the weird freaks and oddballs of the natural world<\/a><\/li>**
Weirdest fish: 13 of the strangest fish in the world<\/a><\/li><\/ul> <\/body><\/html>\n
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Best photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2024 (so far)<\/h2>