Hilarious Animal Antics Captured Perfectly by Photographers

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (CWPA) was founded by British photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks in 2015. In addition to bringing photos that bring laughter, the organizer also wants to raise awareness. Raise awareness about wildlife conservation.

According to CNN on December 13, 10% of profits from the organization will be donated to the Whitley Foundation for Nature in the UK to support conservation leaders in the southern hemisphere.

This year, the photo of a 3-month-old lion falling from a tree by photographer Jennifer Hadley (USA) won the top prize among 5,000 entries.

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The photo was awarded the funniest wildlife award of 2022
Jennifer Hadley/Comedy Wildlife 2022

Ms. Hadley shared a photo that was taken one afternoon in Serengeti, Tanzania and made her completely surprised because she did not think a lion would fall from a tree like that.

“No one expected this to happen and of course we were worried about its safety, but fortunately, with cat instincts, it reacted promptly and landed on all fours and ran away with his siblings. its. A happy ending for the unlucky cat who was confused and didn’t know how to climb down from the tree,” Ms. Hadley said.

In addition to the above award, she also won the audience’s choice award for her photo of two penguins in the Falkland Islands.

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The penguin ignores you
Jennifer Hadley/Comedy Wildlife 2022

The aerial animals award went to French photographer Jean Jacques Alcalay for his photo of a hippo yawning with its mouth open as if preparing to swallow a heron standing on the back of another hippo.

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A hippo looks like it’s about to bite a bird in Kruger National Park, South Africa
Jean Jacques Alcalay/Comedy Wildlife 2022

The marine animal award went to photographer Arturo Telle Thiemann (Spain) with a photo of two leatherback fish that seemed to be smiling at the camera.

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Leatherback fish was photographed on Faial Island, Azores region, Portugal
Arturo Telle/Comedy Wildlife 2022

The youth prize went to author Arshdeep Singh (India) with a photo of an owl winking while hiding in a water pipe.

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Winking owl in Bikaner, India
Arshdeep Singh/Comedy Wildlife 2022

The photo series award went to author Jia Chen with a series of photos of a hawk playing soccer in Ontario, Canada.

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Hawks kicking pine cones in Ontario, Canada
Jia Chen/Comedy Wildlife 2022

The winners are given camera bags, and the top prize winner gets to post their photos on a website for a year and get to go to Kenya to experience photography on safari.

In addition to the above awards, there were 10 other highly commended photos.

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Two kangaroos play or fight in Queensland, Australia
Michael Eastway/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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A raccoon raises his hand in greeting after being fed shrimp by the photographer in Florida, USA
Miroslav Srb/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Monkey “faking death” at Baphuon Pagoda, Cambodia
Federica Vinci/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Looks like a mythical pegasus but is actually a blue antelope attacked by an Indian sarus crane in Keoladeo National Park, India
Jagdeep Rajput/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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The meerkat seems to be strangling you in South Africa
Emmanuel Do Linh San/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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A duckling crosses a “turtle” bridge in Kirkland, Washington state, USA
Ryan Sims/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Red squirrels fly like superheroes in the Netherlands
Alex Pansier/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Two owls crowded into a nest in Florida, USA
Mark Schocken/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Bears are counterattacked by salmon in Alaska, USA
John Chaney/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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King penguins can’t see your head in the Falkland Islands
Martin Grace/Comedy Wildlife 2022

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