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Prepare for a wildlife laugh

The winner of 2020's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has been announced.

A photo-bombing giraffe, a fish that smiles and even some socially distanced parakeets. They were just some of the hilarious finalists.

But the winner of the Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020 is 'Terry the turtle flipping the bird' by Mark Fitzpatrick. Mark captured the image when he was swimming with turtles off Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, Australia. His image went against 7,000 incredible entries from all over the world but emerged as a clear favourite with the judges!

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'Terry the Turtle flipping the bird' © Mark Fitzpatrick

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were founded by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, both professional photographers and passionate conservationists. The competition is designed to showcase some of the funnier images of the natural world while highlighting wildlife conservation; the core driver behind this fun competition.

If you're in the mood for a bit more of a chuckle, we've included all of the finalists for this year's competition below. Get your giggle ready...

fish smiling
'Smiley' © Arthur Telle Thiemann
fox and mouse
'Tough negotiations' © Ayala Fishaimer
animals looking
'Surprise Smiles' © Asaf Sereth
lions
'Spreading the Wildlife Gossip' © Bernhard Esterer
two giraffes
'Crashing into the picture' © Brigitte Alcalay Marcon
animal in a tree
'Almost time to get up' © Charlie Davidson
penguins
'I could puke' © Christina Holfelder
bird
'Tern tuning its wings' © Danielle D'Ermo
bear waving
'Hi Y'all' © Eric Fisher
bear hiding
'Doggo' © Esa Ringbom
squirrel
'The inside joke' © Femke van Willigen
taking a dip
'Covid Hair' © Gail Bisson
polar bear
'Lamentation!' © Jacques Poulard
elephants
'Like mother like daughter' © Jagdeep Rajput
tiger
'Peekaboo' © Jagdeep Rajput
racoon
'Just Chillin'' © Jill Neff
beers taking tyre from car
'I think this tyre's gonna be flat' © Kay Kotzian
seal
'Having a Laugh' © Ken Crossan
standing tall
'O Sole Mio' © Roland Kranitz
puffins
'Seriously, would you share some' © Krisztina Scheef
elephants
'Wait up Mommy, look what I got for you!' © Kunal Gupta
yawning
'I had to stay late at work' © Luis-Burgueño
macaque
'Macaque striking a pose' © Luis-Martí
hippos
'Laughing Hippo' © Manoj Shah
gorilla
'Boredom' © Marcus Westberg
monkey
'Socially Uninhibited' © Martin Grace
otters
'It's the last day of school holidays' © Max Teo
monkey
'Monkey Business' © Megan Lorenz
bird
'Quiet Please' © Mike Lessel
bird
'How can I fly?' © Nader Al-Shammari
lion cubs
'I've got you this time!' © Olin Rogers
penguin
'No Penguins Under Here!' © Pearl Kasparian
parrots
'Social distance, please!' © Petr Sochman
monkey
'I am Champion' © Ramesh Letchmanan
mocking bird
'It's a Mocking Bird' © Sally Lloyd-Jones
seal
'Sun Salutation Class' © Sue Hollis
monkeys swinging
'Fun For All Ages' © Thomas Vijayan
elephant faceplant
'Faceplant' © Tim Hearn
insect hiding
'Hide and Seek' © Tim Hearn
pelican
'Abracadabra' © Vicki Jauron
monkey in water
'So Hot' © Wei Ping Peng
bears
'We all have that friend' © Yarin Klein
monkeys on bikes
'The race' © Yevhen Samuchenko

Featured image © Kunal Gupta

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