Now in its tenth year, the Comedy Wildlife Awards bring together entries from amateurs and experts to show the lighter side of the animal world and to highlight from a different angle what we stand to lose if we do not protect nature. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on December 9.

A squirrel in mid-air with paws raised, looking like it's surrendering.

STEFAN CRUYSBERGHS/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A red-crowned crane with its wing raised and mouth open as if yelling, while another stands behind it on a snowy ground.

DAVID RICE/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A baby monkey sitting on the ground looking up at the legs of an elephant.

LAURENT NILLES/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A seagull flying overhead poops on an eagle perched on a rock.

ANTOINE REZER/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A brown bear, seen from the chest up, with its mouth open, exposing its teeth as if laughing.

VALTTERI MULKAHAINEN/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A rhinoceros in a pond with weeds on its head.

YANN CHAUVETTE/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Three foxes playing in the sand, one on its back.

PAULA RUSTEMEIER/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A group of sheep and lambs moving across a grassy field with three penguins on the right.

RALPH ROBINSON/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A hornbill bird with large yellow beak and red skin around its eye and white feathers speckled with black on its wings runs on the desert floor, another blurry hornbill flies in the background.

GEOFF MARTIN/ NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A lemur with wide eyes and a dark face licks its hand, clinging to a tree trunk.

LILIANA LUCA_FONZIES/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A gorilla standing on one leg with a hand on its head.

MARK METH-COHN/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A colorful fish, Jenny Stock's "Smiley," peeking out from a coral reef.

JENNY STOCK/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Two monitor lizards engaged in a battle hug.

JESSICA EMMETT/ NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A leopard appears to be yelling into another leopard's ear, while the other looks away calmly.

HIKKADUWA LIYANAGE PRASANTHA VINOD/ NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Orangutan in a forest, holding onto a tree trunk.

MICHAEL STAVRAKAKIS//NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Three lionesses yawning in a grassy field.

MELINE ELLWANGER/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A bird with fluffy black feathers covering its face like a haircut.

DAVID FETTES/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A black woodpecker with a red cap is reflected in still water that transitions from light blue to dark blue.

MAGNUS BERGGREN/COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Two lemurs in a yoga pose on a rock.

ANDREY GILJOV/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

White bird with grass on its head and spread wing, titled "Now, which direction is my nest" by Alison Tuck.

ALISON TUCK NOW/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A dragonfly with iridescent orange-veined wings perched on a dried plant stem.

CHRIS STANLEY/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE

A white duck with a black and green head floating on its back in dark water with a dried leaf on its belly.

JOHN SPEIRS/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE

Two frogs, one climbing on top of another, in a clay pot.

ANDREW MORITMER/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Green frog resting amongst green grapes.

BEATE AMMER/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Steller's sea eagle with an open beak and ruffled feathers, emerging from snow.

ANNETTE KIRBY/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A flamingo with its head hidden, standing on a white sand beach near the ocean.

MILES ASTRAY/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A puffer fish underwater with an open mouth.

BINGQIAN GAO/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A wet mother gorilla with a baby gorilla snuggled close in the rain.

MARK METH-COHN/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A close-up of a dusty elephant's head and trunk, with large ears extended forward.

HENRY SZWINTO/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A grasshopper perched on a wall with one leg extended upwards, as if stretching.

PETER REINOLD/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A male lion shakes water from his mane, his head and eyes squeezed shut, while a female lion sits beside him, also with closed eyes.

MASSIMO FELICI/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A duck standing on a wooden fence with vapor coming out of its beak, next to an ivy plant.

LARS BEYGANG/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Two frogs in a body of water, one on top of the other, with one appearing to be screaming.

GRAYSON BELL/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A loon with its wings spread landing on water, creating splashes.

ERKKO BADERMANN/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

Two Steller's sea eagles "practice Kung Fu Tango" on ice.

MIKE LANE/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A squirrel with messy fur peering out of a hole in a tree.

CHRISTY GRINTON/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025

A black gibbon with an orange muzzle relaxing in the trees.

DIANA REBMAN/NIKON COMEDY WILDLIFE AWARDS 2025