33 hilarious photos from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
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33 hilarious photos from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

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October 2, 2026 7 Min Read
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A split image shows a white-tailed eagle walking on the ice on the left and a large elephant seal roaring among penguins on the right.

The finalists for the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards have been announced: a spectacular collection of hilarious 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. Participants compete for the top prize: a unique 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 mother baboon climbs a tree while holding her baby by one arm as it dangles beneath her.
A baby olive baboon appears to demonstrate massive strength by holding an adult above its head. | Andy Parkinson / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A water buffalo rests in a grassy field, its head and horns covered in aquatic plants and mud.
In Sri Lanka, a water buffalo appears to be wearing a pretty garland. | Andy Rouse / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
An adult lioness gently nudges a young lion cub with her paw while the lion cub sits on the sandy ground with its eyes closed.
A pride of lions played in the bed of the Ruckomechi River in Zimbabwe. | Barbara Seiberl-Stark / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A brown hare sits in a field of green grass, grooming its face with one paw.
A brown hare grooms itself in England. | Carolyn Moore / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A group of fluffy goslings huddle in the grass, with one gosling in the center resting with its beak open.
A puddle of sleeping goslings at Finnamore Lakes in Ireland. | Céline Nic Oireachtaigh / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Two brown bears stand on their hind legs, facing each other in a grassy field, appearing to be training or playing.
Two young brown bears play fight in Alaska. Their fight is training for when they have a real fight later in life. | Charles Janson / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Close profile view of an elephant with its trunk curled upward against its forehead, in a blurred green landscape.
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 as it yawns, showing its teeth.
A long-tailed macaque miscalculates a jump through the canopy and screams in pain. | David Lee / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A green praying mantis stands on a large, smooth leaf against a solid black background.
A small green mantis peeks out from above a leaf during an evening walk in an area of ​​Cusco, Peru. | Diego Pérez / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Two baby elephant seals interact, one gently biting the neck of the other, who has his mouth wide open.
Two southern elephant seals on Macquarie Island. | Doug Gimesy / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A polar bear sits on a flat ice floe, facing a small white bird standing a few meters away, with a backdrop of distant icebergs and dark waters.
A polar bear and an ivory gull on the ice floe near Svalbard. | Eric Boren / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A small, yellow-eyed blenny fish with its mouth open emerges from inside a cylindrical tube covered in algae.
A surprise blenny in Curaçao. | Fabi Fregonesi / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A baby elephant sits in tall grass, surrounded by several adult elephants in a dry, open savannah.
A cheeky baby elephant in South Africa. | Hannah Dietl / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A leopard performs a handstand on a large weathered tree branch against a clear blue sky.
A leopard does a handstand in Kenya. | Homagni Sahana / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A small, round, golden-crested bird stands facing forward on a flat, textured surface against a blurred light brown background.
This angry bird has been spotted in Germany. | Jan Wittmer / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Two Malabar parakeets face each other on a wooden branch, one bird spreading its vibrant blue and green wings toward the other.
This pair of blue-winged parakeets don’t want the photographer to see what they’re doing. | Jeetendra Chaware / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A brown owl with bright yellow eyes perches on a tree branch surrounded by green pine needles.
An angry owl in China. | Ka Chun Jacky Sung / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A squirrel leaps through the air toward a young great horned owl perched on a pine branch.
A squirrel launches a surprise attack in Santa Cruz. | Kevin Lohman / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A small silver fish swims in the foreground with a large shadowy whale shark silhouetted in the deep blue water behind it.
This spadefish can sense the presence of a whale shark nearby. | Kyo Chen / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A bright blue maiden with dewy eyes and body looks through a circular hole in a green leaf.
An azure damsel waves from her leafy window. | Lee Frost / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A European badger sits upright on a dirt slope in a forest, looking towards its raised hind leg.
A tired badger in Sweden. | Lukas Andrée Andersen / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Two little owls stand side by side on a rock ledge against a plain light brown background.
Two little owls form one in the Al Qudra desert, Dubai. | Lynn Emery / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A group of walruses with prominent tusks stand in shallow, rippling water against a backdrop of the sunset sky and mountains.
You wouldn’t want to mess with that bunch of walruses. | Marek Jackowski / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A large elephant seal, mouth open, stands prominently behind a dense group of brown penguin chicks and a few adult king penguins.
An elephant seal dominates the king penguins. | Marek Jackowski / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Two beavers sit in shallow water, both holding their webbed hind legs close to their faces while grooming.
Two Belgian beavers pose in front of the camera. | Natalie Veekmans / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Close-up view of a caiman with a clump of dark, tangled aquatic vegetation resting on its head, against a blurred green background.
This Brazilian caiman channels his inner Elvis. | Paolo Torre / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A hawk with outstretched wings lands on a moss-covered post, one leg extended forward.
A hawk in Scotland is doing its best. | Robert Nairn / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A brown bear cub stands against a tree trunk, looking toward the camera with one paw raised.
This brown bear from Finland strikes the perfect pose on Instagram. | Rosie Barrett / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A brown bear sits on a sandy bank, paws extended in the air, looking to the right.
This Alaskan brown bear is practicing his calisthenics. | Scott Suriano / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
An adult elephant and a calf walk across a flat, dry landscape, with a small safari vehicle visible in the distance behind them.
A great example of forced perspective in Kenya. | Shailza Singhal / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
Three meerkats stand on orange sand, the middle one reaching out to touch the head of the left one.
One meerkat insists on doing a last-minute grooming inspection while the others do their best to appear respectable. | Subi Sridharan / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A male orangutan with prominent cheeks looks toward the camera while holding a finger near his nose.
Lack of respect from this orangutan. | Tanner Mansell / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
A white-tailed eagle walks across a partially frozen lake, with a small red cabin in the background.
A white-tailed eagle walks on the spring ice floe, splashing the water as it struts. | Tapani Linnanmaki / Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

Each year the competition supports a sustainable conservation organization and this year Comedy Wildlife is working with the Born Free Foundation, an international charity that rescues and protects wild animals from exploitation and conserves endangered species.

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

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