These 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photos Are Absolutely Hilarious

The annual Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards encourages photographers to submit the funniest, most outrageous wildlife photography they can capture.

These 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photos Are Absolutely Hilarious

We love animals, but what we love even more is when a photographer captures an animal in its natural habitat doing something absolutely hysterical.

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards encourages just that. Since 2015, the annual competition calls on photographers around the world to submit the funniest, most outrageous wildlife photography they can get, and this 2021 collection of finalists is no different. Announced on Sept. 1, the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Finalists will now be judged by the public, with winners determined on Oct. 22. What's more, all the efforts go toward a good cause: supporting the Save Wild Orangutans conservation program.

Be prepared to laugh out loud at some of these hilarious wildlife photos from this year's competition. Which ones are your favorites?

'Shhhh! I'm So Hungover It Hurts.'

Animal: Burrowing owl

Location of shot: San Bernardino County, California

Fun Fact About the Burrowing Owl

'Leaning Post'

Animal: Kamchatka brown bear

Location of shot: Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Fun Fact About the Kamchatka Brown Bear

'Laughing Snake'

Animal: Vine snake

Location of shot: India

Fun Fact About the Vine Snake

'Don't Worry. Be Happy!'

Animal: Dragonfly

Location of shot: Hemer, Germany

Fun Fact About the Dragonfly

'Attitude!!!'

Animal: Fan-throated lizard

Location of shot: India

Fun Fact About the Fan-Throated Lizard

'Majestic and Graceful Bald Eagle'

Animal: Bald eagle

Location of shot: Southwest Florida

Fun Fact About the Bald Eagle

'Yes, I Did It'

Animal: Green tree frog

Location of shot: Tangerang, Indonesia

Fun Fact About the Green Tree Frog

'Foot Jam'

Animal: Racoon

Location of shot: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Fun Fact About the Raccoon

'Shaking Off 2020'

Animal: Brown pelican

Location of shot: Southern Louisiana

Fun Fact About the Pelican

'Ninja Prairie Dog!'

Animal: Prairie Dog

Location of shot: Hygiene, Colorado

Fun Fact About the Prairie Dog

'The Photo-Bombing Wave'

Animal: Polar bear

Location of shot: Near the village of Kaktovik, Alaska

Fun Fact About the Polar Bear

'The Baboon Who Feels Like a Tenor'

Animal: Hamadryas baboon

Location of shot: Saudi Arabia

Fun Fact About the Hamadryas Baboon

'Time for School'

Animal: Smooth-coated otter

Location of shot: Singapore

Fun Fact About the Smoot-Coated Otter

'Directing Penguin'

Animal: Gentoo penguin

Location of shot: Falkland Islands

Fun Fact About the Gentoo Penguin

'Grumpy Chameleon'

Animal: Indian chameleon

Location of shot: Western Ghats, India

Fun Fact About the Indian Chameleon

'I Guess Summer's Over'

Animal: Pigeon

Location of shot: Oban Argyll, Scotland

Fun Fact About the Pigeon

'Treehugger

Animal: Proboscis monkey

Location of shot: Borneo

Fun Fact About the Proboscis Monkey

'I Got You'

Animal: Squirrel

Location of shot: Hungary

Fun Facts About the Squirrel

'Opera Warm-Ups'

Animal: Kangaroo

Location of shot: Perth, Australia

Fun Fact About the Kangaroo

'Raccoon Whispers'

Animal: Raccoon

Location of shot: Kassel, Germany

Fun Fact About the Raccoon

'Ouch!'

Animal: Monkey

Location of shot: Yunnan, China

Fun Fact About the Monkey

'Peekaboo'

Animal: Goose

Location of shot: London, England

Fun Fact About the Goose

'Fluff'

Animal: Konik

Location of shot: Ooij, Netherlands

Fun Fact About the Konik

'Welcome to Nature!'

Animal: Red damselfly

Location of shot: Gothenburg, Sweden

Fun Fact About the Red Damselfly

'Did I Say You Could Take My Picture?'

Animal: Ruby-crowned kinglet

Location of shot: Atascadero, California

While this little guy is totally harmless, check out some birds whose stink eye should send you running for the hills.

Fun Fact About the Ruby-Crowned Kinglet

'Monday Morning Mood'

Animal: Pied starling

Location of shot: Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa

Fun Fact About the Pied Starling

'Let's Dance'

Animal: Kamchatka brown bear

Location of shot: Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Fun Fact About the Kamchatka Brown Bear

'See Who Jumps High'

Animal: Mudskipper

Location of shot: Tainan, Taiwan

Fun Fact About the Mudskipper

'Quarantine Life'

Animal: Raccoon

Location of shot: Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Fun Fact About the Raccoon

'Sweet Lips Are for Kissing!'

Animal: Boxfish

Location of shot: Curacao, Dutch Caribbean

Fun Fact About the Boxfish

'Mr. Giggles'

Animal: Grey seal

Location of shot: Ravenscar, England

Fun Fact About the Grey Seal

'Just Checking'

Animal: Vervet monkey

Location of shot: South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Fun Fact About the Vervet Monkey

'We're Too Sexy for This Beach'

Animal: Gentoo penguins

Location of shot: East Falkland, Falkland Islands

Fun Fact About the Gentoo Penguin

'Missed'

Animal: Western grey kangaroo

Location of shot: Perth, Western Australia

Fun Fact About the Western Grey Kangaroo

'Draw Me Like One of Your French Bears'

Animal: Kodiak brown bear

Location of shot: Kodiak, Alaska

Fun Fact About the Kodiak Brown Bear

'The Flautist'

Animal: Squirrel

Location of shot: Hungary

Fun Fact About the Squirrel

'Dancing Away to Glory'

Animal: Langur

Location of shot: Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, India

Fun Fact About the Langur

'Smoked Deer for Dinner'

Animal: Tiger

Location of shot: Jim Corbett National Park, India

Fun Fact About the Tiger

'How Do You Get That Damn Window Open?'

Animal: Raccoon

Location of shot: France

Fun Fact About the Raccoon

'Cotton-Eyed Joe'

Animal: Grizzly bear

Location of shot: Alaska

Fun Fact About the Grizzly Bear

'Monkey Riding a Giraffe'

Animals: Monkey and giraffe

Location of shot: Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Fun Fact About the Giraffe

'Peek-a-boo'

Animal: Brown bear

Location of shot: Hargita Mountains, Romania