Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2017: Animals snapped in hilarious positions
FROM a cheering otter to bears caught in a moonlight tryst, the top Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards photographs are guaranteed to make you giggle.
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THEY’RE adorable at the best of times, but hilarious new photographs show animals in kooky — and compromising — positions.
From Eurasian brown bears trying to hide in the bushes for a moonlight tryst to a lazy sea otter cheering after a sleep-in, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has just revealed the top 40 entries that are guaranteed to make you chuckle.
Founded by Tanzania-based photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, the awards are used to highlight wildlife conservation efforts while injecting some humour into the world of wildlife photography.
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“Conservation was always at the heart of the competition, along with the fact that people seemed to enjoy images of animals doing entertaining things,” Mr Sullam said.
“But essentially living in a country that has some of the best wildlife in the world — Tanzania — and seeing how destructive human actions can be to this wildlife, made us want to do our little bit to help.
“Raising awareness through photography, getting people involved and using humour as a positive reinforcement of the good things, rather than focusing on the negative imagery that has historically been used.”
Among this year’s top entries include a grooving kangaroo by Andrey Giljov, an exasperated owl enduring the incessant tweeting of its friends by Barb D’Arpino and a cackling African wild dog by Tina Stehr.
George Cathcart’s photograph of a young elephant seal looking at his friend with a “WTF” expression is also among the most sealy top entries.
This year’s competition saw more than 3500 entries from 86 countries.
Wildlife Photography Awards judges will be looking for top notch photography combined with hilarity when choosing the winners, who will be announced on December 14.
Originally published as Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2017: Animals snapped in hilarious positions
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