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

    This looks more like they couldn't get to the food and are therefore going to slash your tires in a hostile reprisal.

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

    Nothing to worry about here, just checking your tires.

    Fernleaf6505
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's actually very sad that young bear cubs have to steal food from humans to eat. They should be foraging for natural food, not stealing

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

    I need a bucket or something to carry this.....wait you are supposed to be standing guard!

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

    Whaaaat? Never seen a baby bear change a tire before?! Then you never been in Alaska!!!

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

    then you take the jack that in the meantime I loosen the bolts ...

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

    oh boy we are going to get caught stealing the Ute harry up and fined the keys already

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

    Check again, Burt, sometimes they think they're soooo smart hiding the food in the wheel well and such!

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

    Hay buddy, where do you keep your jack and extra lug nuts? I'll have this tire changed in a jiffy.

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

    " Just changin' the tire . . . nothin' to see here. ( Marty . . . where's the lug wrench ? )

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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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