A three-headed giraffe and a cool sloth are just two of the advanced photo entries for the upcoming Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024. “This year, the competition organizers are releasing some of the shots that have already had them guffawing like gorillas, to inspire both professional and amateur photographers to enter their own images before the closing date of July 31st,” the annual competition shared in a press release.
With just under a month before the competition closes for entries, the organizers decided to share an advance preview of some of wildlife’s funniest moments on camera that they’ve received so far. Here is a sneak peek.
Peak A Boo!A water cock (White-breasted waterhen) gives the photographer a stare. Shot in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / Tilan Weerasinghe
Three heads are better than one. Two male giraffe were fighting shortly after drinking some water in the green Kalahari. They again started sizing each other up but ended up scooching over to a third giraffe. In a single moment, the three formed one body with three heads. Photo taken in Green Kalahari, Secunda, South Africa.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / John Mullineux
Pick me pick meeeeee. “Who wants to live in a plastic free ocean? Meeeee.” This sea turtle was photographed in Curacao.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / Thomas Van Puymbroeck
This western cattle egret thinking of having a go at the male organ of a buffalo at the Rietvlei Nature Reserve in Pretoria, South Africa.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / Anton Pretorius
Laughing out loud. This newborn seal seems to be laughing at a good joke. Location of shot: Helgoland, Germany.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / Ingo Hamann
Watch out For That Tree. A Male Mallard flying appears to be running into a tree at Chaparral Park in Scottsdale, actually was flying behind it!
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024/Mark Koster
A sloth in Costa Rica that looks like he may have been a guitar player in a previous life. This image gives new meaning to Eric Clapton’s nickname “slowhand”
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / Harry Collins
Holding on for a ride. Mother brown bear trying to go and her cubs want a ride instead of walking at Lake Clark National Park.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / Alexander Fine
Did You Hear the One About The….? Anthropomorphic antics of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) telling each other jokes and laughing hysterically. Photographed in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2024 / Wendy Kaveney
This year the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is partnering with the Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN) a UK charity that supports conservation leaders working in their home countries across the Global South. For over 30 years the WFN has channelled £20 million to more than 200 conservationists in 90 countries.
“It’s a pleasure to be working with the Comedy Wildlife team – fantastic partners who share our commitment to generating vital awareness of conservation through the power of photography,” says Stefan Maier, Nikon Europe Senior General Manager Marketing.
Closing date for all entries is July 31st, with the shortlist being announced in September and Winners a couple of months later. For more information about the competition or how to enter visit: www.comedywildlifephoto.com
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