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After a long wait and a fierce but friendly competition, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have announced their finalists. And the photos are so good, they’re bound to make your day brighter.

One of the founders of the Awards, Tom Sullam, told Bored Panda that the competition exists to recognize great photography and pictures of wild animals that make us snort into our cups of tea. The competition also aims to raise awareness about conservation through a humorous, upbeat, and positive association with these animals.

Read on for our full interview with Tom about the competition’s 6th year, scroll down to check out the finalists, upvote your fave photos, and let us know in the comments which picture you’d pick as your winner. Speaking of those, keep an eye out for the winners on October 22! And have a peek at last year’s finalists here and winners here.

More info: ComedyWildlifePhoto.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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    “We strongly believe humor and positivity have a major role to play in building awareness, interest, and eventually action towards protecting the animals that live on this planet,” Tom said. “Over the years, the competition has focused more and more on the conservation, working with the Born Free Foundation and promoting conservation efforts around the world.”

    He continued: “We, without being too preachy, want to get you all, and ourselves, to behave a tiny bit differently towards the world we live in. The smallest effort achieved towards conservation is better than the biggest effort never started!”

    Tom was ecstatic about how well this year's competition was turning out. “We expected this year to be a little bit tricky as a result of COVID restrictions. But quite sensationally and against all better judgment, we received the highest number of entries ever, over 7,000—and the standard across the board has gone up incredibly,” Tom shared.

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    “It has been such a positive response and such an upbeat process to be part of when so many things in 2020 have been so miserable/depressing/disappointing!”

    Tom said that the images coming in at such a high volume have kept his and his team’s spirits up and he hopes they’ll do the same for all of us.

    “Choosing the finalists was basically an impossible task, our initial shortlist was over 400, which is three times more than it has ever been. If ever there was a year when many could have won this was it and we genuinely feel terribly sorry for those that we couldn't get into the final 44 (which should have been 40 but we just couldn't reject the other 4).”

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    SoozeeQ
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then, Mr Robin Hood, the Sheriff of Nottingham stole our last coin out of the Poor Box!

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks bored, like someone is telling a really long story that doesn’t seem to ever end.

    Bob Belcher
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Humon wear clothes, but humon sweat all time. But humon always wet in heat? Humon stupid.

    BusLady
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone said that we're related to humans. Please say it isn't so.

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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “I dont know what she sees in him,” thinking to himself, “just look at me, look at what she is missing out on!”

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am so tired of trying to warn people about the shadow government. I am giving up.

    Bevie
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    She can’t possibly be making the same thing for dinner AGAIN......

    Anne McGill
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be or not to be.....seems like a really stupid thing to worry about.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My wife said I don't understand her, idk where I went wrong. Hmmmmmm

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They scream, run, shoot at me, tell tall tails about it and wonder why I hide from them. Gets lonesome being missunderstood.

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'I now know what Albert meant when he talked about the lonelyness of us intellectuals".

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am carrying all the weight on my shoulders the wife family........and so on!

    Alison Welles
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can an act ever be purely altruistic considering the present state of this crass, commercial society in which we live?

    Beryl Bashford
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Me today when NOWTV would not get my old telephone number onto my new package deal with them

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It couldn't be because I didn't pay for her food. She probably thought I had bad breath.

    Jane Campbell
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's been trying to home school his kids through Covid-19 and is at the end of his rope.

    Jenny Sellmark
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, I'd say you remind me of someone - like bold uncle Bernhard meets Sylvia the blonde urangutan

    Noddy
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well umm... Is it worth it? Does really nothing really matters?

    Sue Prewitt
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I need to go to the White House and talk to that Trump guy.

    Najeh Omri
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you look like someone i know,aint you Carl Denham ??? -King Kong Jr.

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    Bob Belcher
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then I told Keesha that Monica's boyfriend Brad's friend Joey said to Nicole...

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Man, I knew I shouldn't have mixed those Kellogg's' Frosted Flakes with the generic store brand ones!"

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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kinda has the "World's most interesting primate" shtick going on.

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