Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards: Check out some of the 2018 finalists

A squirrel extends its hands with its mouth wide open — Image caption,
'Woah now!' - this squirrel wants you to stop what you’re doing and take the time to look at our gallery featuring some of the funniest animal pictures from this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

A bright green frog with big eyes peaks out through a hole in some leaves

Muntazeri Abdi

'Were you looking for me?' - this frog peaks out from between the leaves.

Two owls stand with grass in the background, one is looking at the camera with piercing yellow eyes. The other owl appears to be yawning.

Danielle D'Ermo

'I'm sorry, am I boring you?' - one of these owls is not a fan of the conversation.

A red squirrel balances, bottom legs stretched out holding on to two stems of cherry blossom

Geert Weggen

'I can stand like this for ages, no big deal' - we're impressed with this squirrel's balancing act but don't try that at home.

A baby hippo bites a larger mother hippo on her bottom

Michael Lane

Out of thousands of entries, only 41 photos have made the cut, including this one of a hungry, hungry hippo!

A lemur clinging to a branch covers its mouth and looks shocked

Jakob Strecker

This lemur is still shocked about what the baby hippo did.

Two moose stand in a field, one is sticking its tongue out at the other, who looks surprised

Barney Koszalka

'How rude!' - this cheeky moose is sticking his tongue out at his mate, who doesn't look very impressed.

A seal lying on grass opens its mouth really wide

Amy Kennedy

Are you laughing as much as this seal is looking at our gallery of comedy wildlife photos? One of these pictures will be crowned the winner of the Affinity Photo People's Choice Award in November and the pictures are also available in a book called 'Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - Volume 2'.

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