{"id":871045,"date":"2026-10-05T01:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T01:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871045\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T01:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T01:04:17","slug":"finalists-win-big-laughs-in-the-comedy-wildlife-photography-awards-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/871045\/","title":{"rendered":"Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards \u2013 LOOK"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\u00a9Udo Harms \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Award<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that time of the year again, when the cutest, most spontaneous snapshots that capture the amusing side of nature, compete in a bid to win the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.<\/p>\n

The Nikon sponsored awards just released its finalists for the 2026 competition, featuring 40 individual feel-good finalists.<\/p>\n

(Make sure you\u2019re not sipping a drink when surprised by these laugh-out-loud moments.)<\/p>\n

This year, the competition received more than 10,000 entries\u2014the highest number in its history from 112 countries.<\/p>\n

Photographers are competing for the top prize: a once-in-a-lifetime safari with Alex Walker Serian in the Masai Mara, along with many great camera prizes from Nikon.<\/p>\n

Every year, the free competition is open to wildlife photography novices, amateurs, and professionals. Visit their website for details www.comedywildlifephoto.com.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s our favorites\u2026
\n\"\"Preying mantis relaxing \u2013\u00a0by Diego Perez \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
\nElvis
\n\"\"Elvis caiman by Paolo Torre \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
\nAngry Bird
\n\"\"\u2018Angry Bird\u2019 A tiny goldcrest by \u00a9Jan Wittmer, Germany \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
\nThe different one
\n\"\"Credit: \u00a9Dirk Koster, Netherlands \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
\nWarning: A \u2018Spicy\u2019 Orangutan below\u2026
\n\"\"Wild orangutan in a Borneo rainforests \u00a9Tanner-Mansell \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
\nAre You Kidding Me?
\n\"\"Are You Kidding Me? Young Great Horned Owl, USA \u00a9Kevin Lohman \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
\nAhhh\u2026
\n\"\"Thong Duy Vu \/ The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2026
\nDid you hear the one about\u2026 \ud83d\ude00
\n\"\"Credit: Charles Janson \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards<\/p>\n

SEE MORE COMEDY PHOTO AWARD-WINNERS: The Funniest Wildlife Photos of 2022 Win Big Laughs in Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe use humor to get people to feel empathy towards wildlife\u2014and it\u2019s that empathy that creates behavioral change for the better,\u201d said Competition Co-Founder Tom Sullam.<\/p>\n

The People\u2019s Choice Award is now accepting public voting, so you can vote on your favorite<\/a>\u2014and one lucky voter will be picked at random to receive $500.<\/p>\n

EVERYONE WILL THANK YOU \u2013 When You Share The Laughs on Social Media\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a9Udo Harms \/ Nikon Comedy Wildlife Award It\u2019s that time of the year again, when the cutest, most…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":871046,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[1147,228,226,227,1128,42796,229,88,13788,2699,7221,688],"class_list":["post-871045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-animals","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-contest","tag-cute","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-fun","tag-funny","tag-nature","tag-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871045","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871045"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/871045\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/871046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=871045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=871045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}