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Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2022: This year's winners
19 ImagesA lion cub's tree-climbing fail has topped this year's list of hilarious wildlife photography entrants, beating out submissions from 85 countries across the world.
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Overall winner / Land category winner: Jennifer Hadley (Raleigh, United States) Title: Not so cat-like reflexes Description: This 3 month old cub and his sibling were in a tree. The other lionesses were in other trees and on the ground. He wanted to get down and walked all over the branches looking for the right spot and finally just went for it. It was probably his first time in a tree and his descent didn't go so well. He was just fine though after landing on the ground. He got up and ran off with some other cubs. Animal: Lion Location of shot: Serengeti Tanzania One time use for Traveller only Please make sure the images are all credited as follows: © Photographerâs Name / Comedy Wildlife 2022. Credit:Jennifer Hadley/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Winner of Affinity Photo 2 People's Choice Award: Jennifer Hadley (Raleigh, United States) Title: Talk To The Fin! Description: This was shot on the Falkland Islands. These two gentoo penguins were hanging out on the beach when one shook himself off and gave his mate the snub. Animal: Gentoo Penguin Location of shot: Falkland Islands Credit:Jennifer Hadley/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Winner of Air Award: Jean-Jacques Alcalay-Marcon (Montmeyran, France) Title: Misleading African Viewpoints 2 Description: Hippo yawning next to a heron standing on the back of another hippo Animal: Hippo Location of shot: Kruger National Park, South AfricaCredit:Jean-Jacques ALCALAY /Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Winner of Junior Award: Arshdeep Singh (Jalandhar City, India) Title: I CU boy ! Description: Few hundred miles away we went to explore wildlife of a small town named Bikaner. It was after almost a year I travelled because of COVID. We hired a guide to explore places around. During last day of our trip we came across a pipe in a city where we spotted an owlet. I have earlier clicked owls in a pipe before so I was sure that I wasnât mistake. We waited for a short while and it didnât take a long time and one of the spotted owlet came out of the pipe. It was really funny when he came out and looked at me straight, before going inside he closed one of his eyes and felt like he wanted to say I CU boy ! and I immediately snapped a picture when he gave this pose. Animal: Spotted Owlet Location of shot: Bikaner, India Credit:Arshdeep Singh/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Winner of Underwater category: Arthur Telle Thiemann (Telde, Spain) Title: "Say cheeeese" Description: A couple of triggerfish looking into the camera, captured at the Azores. Even they may look funny, these fish can be quite aggressive. In this case they didn't attempt to bite me, but the domeport of my camera housing ended up with some scratches... life is hard... at least it wasn't me who was hurt Animal: Grey triggerfish, Ballistes capriscus Location of shot: Faial, Azores Credit:Arthur Telle Thiemann/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Portfolio Winner: Jia Chen (Oakville, Canada) Title: 1. Kick-off Description: The juvenile cooper's hawk has a dream to become a football start. It is practicing. First kick-off. Animal: Cooper's Hawk Location of shot: Ontario, Canada Supplied PR image for Traveller, check for reuse. Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards winners 2022
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Portfolio Winner: Jia Chen (Oakville, Canada) Title: 1. Kick-off Description: The juvenile cooper's hawk has a dream to become a football start. It is practicing. First kick-off. Animal: Cooper's Hawk Location of shot: Ontario, Canada Supplied PR image for Traveller, check for reuse. Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards winners 2022
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Portfolio Winner: Jia Chen (Oakville, Canada) Title: 1. Kick-off Description: The juvenile cooper's hawk has a dream to become a football start. It is practicing. First kick-off. Animal: Cooper's Hawk Location of shot: Ontario, Canada Supplied PR image for Traveller, check for reuse. Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards winners 2022
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Portfolio Winner: Jia Chen (Oakville, Canada) Title: 1. Kick-off Description: The juvenile cooper's hawk has a dream to become a football start. It is practicing. First kick-off. Animal: Cooper's Hawk Location of shot: Ontario, Canada Supplied PR image for Traveller, check for reuse. Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards winners 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Fight Back Description: This salmon decide to punch the bear in the face rather than be lunch. Animal: Bear Location of shot: Alaska Credit:John D. Chaney/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Excuse Me... Pardon Me! Description: A duckling walking/waddling across a turtle covered log at the Juanita wetlands, the duckling fell off after a few turtle crossings, it was cute. Animal: a duckling and turtles Location of shot: Juanita Bay Park, Lake Washington, Kirkland, WA Credit:Ryan Sims /Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Jumping Jack Description: A red squirrel jumps during a rainstorm, so you can see the drops flying around. Animal: Red Squirrel Location of shot: The Netherlands, Maashorst Credit:Alex Pansier/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: "I'm gonna strangle you!" Description: I was following a group of meerkats on foot in the Kalahari Trails Game Reserve, in South Africa. Most individuals, including adults, were in a playful mood. It gave me a unique opportunity to capture very interesting and dynamic interactions between some members of the group. In the photo that I have selected, there is no aggression between individuals, but rather an interaction that reminds us of humans when one of your friends jokes about you and you pretend to strangle them and, in response, they open their mouth like a simpleton :-) Animal: Meerkats or suricates (Suricata suricatta) Location of shot: Kalahari Trails Game Reserve, South Africa Credit:Emmanuel Do Linh San/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Monkey wellness center Description: Walking near a cambodian temple where groups of wild monkeys lived, I came across this scene: a wild monkey in total relax, while its friend was taking care of it. Animal: Monkey Location of shot: Cambodia, Baphuon Temple Credit:Federica Vinci/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Pegasus, the flying horse. Description: Actually this is Indian Saras Crane attacking a Bluebull from behind, the bull happened to venture close to Saras's nest, where in, it had laid a single egg. The Saras Crane, which is tallest flying bird in the world, opened it's huge wings and attacked the bull from behind, driving the bull away from the nest. Animal: Bluebull and Indian saras Crane. Location of shot: Keoladeo National Park, India. Credit:Jagdeep Rajput/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Tight Fit! Description: I was going to see and photograph this eastern screech owl nest in a local park in Florida. One morning, a few days before the two owlets fledged, one owlet tried to squeeze into the nest hole with Mom, maybe to see the outside world for the first time. It was hilarious and I was glad I was there that morning to photograph it. The moment lasted only a few seconds as Mom didn't seem very happy with the arrangement. Check out the expression on her face. Animal: Eastern Screech Owl and Owlet Location of shot: Largo, Florida, USA Credit:Mark Schocken/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Keep calm and keep your head Description: Two King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at Volunteer Point in the Falklands. The right hand bird may have an inscrutable expression but it must be wondering where its mate's head has gone. Perhaps it is a Rudyard Kipling scholar: 'If you can keep your head when all about you. Are losing theirs and blaming it on you ... Animal: King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) Location of shot: Volunteer Point, East Falkland Credit:Martin Grace/ Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: It's all kicking off! Description: Apart from its beauty, Cape Hillsborough is renowned for its resident kangaroos and wallabies. I visited the area for three consecutive sunrises, but it was on my final morning that I captured this beautiful spectacle, two wallabies playing / fighting on the beach as the sun burst through the surrounding clouds. Animal: Wallabies Location of shot: Cape Hillsborough, Queensland Credit:Michael Eastwell/Comedy Wildlife 2022
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Highly Commended Title: Hello Everyone copyCredit:Miroslav Srb
