- Photography competitions, such as the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards and the Underwater Photographer of the Year, compile the best photos of animals from around the world.
- These images give us new insight into the natural world, from friendly sharks and laughing mice, to clumsy owls and even a dancing octopus.
Wildlife photography requires patience and excellent timing.
Competitions like the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, the Siena International Photo Awards, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and Underwater Photographer of the Year collect the best photos of animals in their environments.
Competitions like the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, the Siena International Photo Awards, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, and Underwater Photographer of the Year collect the best photos of animals in their environments.
The overall winner of the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards was a photo of an expressive squirrel.
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The Under the Sea Award winner was photographer Tanya Houppermans with a photo of a friendly shark.
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Check out the eyes on that owl.
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Three bear cubs gain some altitude in a photo captured by Valtteri Mulkahainen for the 2018 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
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Who says nature photographers have to be human?
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These bears appear to be excellent dancers.
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So do these lizards.
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This bear doesn't seem to be feeling up to a tango.
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Photographer Barney Koszalka captured a battle of wits between moose.
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This bear is just really passionate about road safety.
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These primates were up to some monkey business.
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Kallol Mukherjee snapped a photo of a well-positioned peacock behind a rhino for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
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Squirrels can be incredibly flexible.
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The overall winner of the 2017 Wildlife Comedy Photography Awards shows an owl struggling to keep his grip as his owl friends look the other way.
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A baby dormouse appears to laugh on a yarrow flower in this award-winning photo from the 2017 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
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The 2017 Comedy Wildlife Photography Award's Kenya Airways in the Air Winner shows widgeons flying through the air.
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A green turtle pushed a a Napoleon maori wrasse out of the way in Queensland, Australia.
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This photo is cheekily named "Outsourcing Seatbelt Checks."
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A seal in San Diego, California, appears to be getting a good laugh.
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Photographer Tanakit-Suwanyangyaun titled this photo "Say Cheese!"
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