33 Hilarious Photos From the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

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A split image shows a white-tailed eagle walking on ice on the left and a large elephant seal roaring among penguins on the right.

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards finalists have been announced: a spectacular collection of laugh-out-loud images celebrating wildlife in all its glory.

This year, the competition received more than 10,000 entries — the highest number in its history — from 112 countries. Entrants are competing for the top prize: a once-in-a-lifetime safari with Alex Walker’s Serian in the Masai Mara. Other prizes include a Nikon Z6 III, a Nikon Z50 II, and a Nikon ZR.

A baboon mother climbs a tree while holding her infant by one arm as it dangles below her.

A water buffalo rests in a grassy field, its head and horns covered in aquatic plants and mud.

An adult lioness gently nudges a young lion cub with her paw while the cub sits on the sandy ground with its eyes closed.

A brown hare sits in a field of green grass, grooming its face with one paw.

A group of fluffy goslings huddle together in the grass, with one gosling in the center resting with its beak open.

Two brown bears stand on their hind legs facing each other in a grassy field, appearing to spar or play.

An elephant in Addo National Park holds its trunk up to its face. | Cliff Fawcett / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

A long-tailed macaque sits on a tree trunk with its mouth wide open in a yawn, showing its teeth.

A green praying mantis stands on a large, smooth leaf against a solid black background.

Two elephant seal pups interact, with one gently biting the neck of the other, which has its mouth wide open.

A polar bear lies on a flat ice floe, facing a small white bird standing a few feet away, with a backdrop of distant icebergs and dark water.

A small, yellow-eyed blenny fish with its mouth open peeks out from inside a cylindrical, algae-covered tube.

A small elephant calf sits in the tall grass surrounded by several adult elephants in a dry, open savanna.

A leopard performs a handstand on a large, weathered tree branch against a clear blue sky.

A small, round goldcrest bird stands facing forward on a flat, textured surface against a blurred, light brown background.

Two Malabar parakeets face each other on a wooden branch, with one bird spreading its vibrant blue and green wings toward the other.

A brown owl with bright yellow eyes perches on a tree branch surrounded by green pine needles.

A squirrel leaps through the air toward a young great horned owl perched on a pine tree branch.

A small, silver-colored fish swims in the foreground with a large, shadowy whale shark looming in the deep blue water behind it.

A bright blue damselfly with dew-covered eyes and body peeks through a circular hole in a green leaf.

A European badger sits upright on a dirt slope in a forest, looking down toward its raised hind foot.

Two little owls stand side-by-side on a rocky ledge against a plain, light brown background.

A group of walruses with prominent tusks stands in shallow, rippling water against a backdrop of a sunset sky and mountains.

A large elephant seal with its mouth open stands prominently behind a dense group of brown penguin chicks and a few adult king penguins.

Two beavers sit in shallow water, both holding their webbed hind feet up near their faces while grooming.

This caiman in Brazil is channeling his inner Elvis. | Paolo Torre / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

A sparrowhawk with wings spread wide lands on a moss-covered post, one leg extended forward.

A brown bear cub stands upright against a tree trunk, looking toward the camera with one paw raised.

A brown bear sits on a sandy riverbank with its legs extended in the air, looking toward the right.

An adult elephant and a calf walk across a dry, flat landscape, with a small safari vehicle visible in the distance behind them.

Three meerkats stand on orange sand, with the middle one reaching out to touch the head of the one on the left.

A male orangutan with prominent cheek pads looks toward the camera while holding one finger up near its nose.

A white-tailed eagle walks across a partially frozen lake, with a small red cabin in the background.

Each year the competition supports a sustainable conservation organization, and this year Comedy Wildlife is working with the Born Free Foundation, an international charity rescuing and protecting wild animals from exploitation and conserving threatened species.

The People’s Choice Award is open now until March 1, 2027. The public can vote for their favorite here.

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