{"id":223858,"date":"2025-10-25T02:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T02:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/223858\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T02:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T02:07:10","slug":"the-2025-comedy-wildlife-awards-showcase-furious-brawls-and-relatable-mishaps-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/223858\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Comedy Wildlife Awards Showcase Furious Brawls and Relatable Mishaps \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As it turns out, humans aren\u2019t the only animals with a flair for drama. The 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comedywildlifephoto.com\/competition\/nikon.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Comedy Wildlife Awards<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously<\/a>) presents another collection of angsty, surprised, and utterly terrified creatures around the globe. This year\u2019s competition highlights several characters that would be right at home in a neighborhood yoga studio, from the elegant orangutan doing her own interpretation of tree pose to a fox crashing onto its neck after an all too relatable misstep.<\/p>\n<p>Find all the winning images on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comedywildlifephoto.com\/competition\/nikon.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the awards\u2019 website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-1.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Warren Price of two Bridled Guillemots in the midst of a domestic dispute\" class=\"wp-image-464298\"  \/>Warren Price, \u201cHeadlock!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-2.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Paula Rustemeier of three foxes in the sand, one slamming its face into the ground\" class=\"wp-image-464299\"  \/>Paula Rustemeier, \u201cHit the dance floor! Foxes in a breakdance battle\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-3.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Mark Meth-Cohn of a primate apeparing to do karate\" class=\"wp-image-464300\"  \/>Mark Meth-Cohn, \u201cHigh Five\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1301\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-4.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by John Speirs of a duck lying on its back in the water\" class=\"wp-image-464301\"  \/>John Speirs, \u201cIt is tough being a duck\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-6.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Michael Stavrakakis of a female orangutan appearing to strike a pose\" class=\"wp-image-464303\"  \/>Michael Stavrakakis, \u201cPaint Me Like One of Your Forest Girls\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-7.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Grayson Bell of two frogs fighting over territory\" class=\"wp-image-464304\"  \/>Grayson Bell, \u201cBaptism Of The Unwilling Convert\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-8.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Andrey Giljov of two lemurs, one with its arms stretched as if showing the other something\" class=\"wp-image-464305\"  \/>Andrey Giljov, \u201cWelcome to Zen Lemur Yoga Course!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-9.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Andrew Mortimer shows a brown frog on standing on the back of another brown frog\" class=\"wp-image-464306\"  \/>Andrew Mortimer, \u201cThe Shoulders of Giants\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-10.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Alison Tuck shows a white gannet with grass blown in its face\" class=\"wp-image-464307\"  \/>Alison Tuck, \u201cNow which direction is my nest?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/comedy-11.jpg\" alt=\"a photo by Geoff Martin of a scared hornbill running\" class=\"wp-image-464308\"  \/>Geoff Martin, \u201cHornbill In A Hurry\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? 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