Exploring wildlife destinations can be hilarious sometimes and certain photographers can agree with us. These photos of the Comedy Wildlife Awards are taken to raise the awareness about conservation. Here are the funniest photos since the beginnings of this competition!

Angel bear

This bear is simply angelic, though appears to be totally unimpressed by his newly-gained wings.

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Laughing dormouse

We’re not in on the joke with this one, but it’s making us smile just as much. This photo of a laughing dormouse, taken in Italy, secured the photographer a win in the On The Land category in 2017.

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Grassland warrior

This majestic lizard was spotted guarding his area of grassland.

Anup Deodhar/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Sunday best

Who knew penguins were so pious? This trio of flightless birds was captured on South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic.

Carl Henry/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Hitching a ride

A polar bear cub clings to the backside of his mother in Manitoba, Canada.

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Mudskipper’s got talent

Two mudskippers appear to be belting out an opera duo in this picture taken in Krabi, Thailand.

Daniel Trim/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Hole in one

A naughty fox captured leaving an unwelcome surprise on a golf course in San Jose, USA.

Douglas Croft/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Say what?

There’s a serious gossip culture among the seals in San Simeon, California.

George Cathcart/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Morning yoga

Nothing like a relaxing morning stretch session.

Alison Buttigieg/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Laughing matter

If you could hear this seal laugh, you know it’d be a hearty, Santa-style ho, ho, ho.

Julie Hunt/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Hippo on the loose

“Is there something on my back? I swear there’s something on my back!”

Marc Mol/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Warming embrace

Sometimes you just need a hug…

Tony Dilger/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

D’oh!

We’ve all been there…

Yuzuru Masuda/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Friends in high places

We thought it was only meerkats that employed this kind of surveillance, but apparently wildebeest do too…

Jean Jacques Alcalay/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Turbo duck

Taken in Preston, England, this photo of a duck flying in front of a plane trail won the Up In The Air category last year.

John Threlfall/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Ninja squirrel

A red squirrel caught showing off his best moves.

Julian Rad/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

There’s always one

This burrowing owl, photographed in Santa Rose, Argentina, took the expression ‘look at things from a different perspective’ a little too literally.

Mario Fiorucci/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Shameless

A gorilla’s gotta do what a gorilla’s gotta do…

Oli Drake/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

What’s up, Doc?

We all hate being photographed mid-meal, but this wild rabbit captured in Flanders, Belgium wears it quite well.

Olivier Colle/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Lucky escape

A pelican misses out on lunch at Kerkini Lake, Greece.

Nicolas de Vaulx/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Happy as Larry

This cheerful sea otter, captured in California, isn’t shy about sharing his joy.

Penny Palmer/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

The conductor

This prairie dog  appears to be conducting an orchestra in a meadow.

Perdita Petzl/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

A slap in the face with a wet fish

This salmon is getting its own back on the bear trying to eat it.

Rob Kroenert/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

Get out of my way

This sea turtle isn’t happy sharing the limelight with a fish in Bacong, Philippines. The picture won the Under The Sea category last year.

Troy Mayne/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards