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Typically photos of the natural world fall into the take-your-breath-away category (see the Wildlife Photography Awards), but it doesn't haveto be this way.

Like humans, animals are also capable of being extremely ridiculous, and it's only right that we celebrate this side of them in the same way that we celebrate them when they're looking cool.

SEE ALSO:Shocked monkey in a very awkward position wins comedy wildlife photo prize

Enter the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, founded in 2015 by photographers Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks, and in conjunction this year with UK charity the Whitely Fund for Nature, which celebrates nature's wackier side.

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40 images have been shortlisted in total, with the winners due to be announced on Dec. 8. You can view the entire gallery on awards' site, and we've included a taster below...

Credit: Alex Pansier/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

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Glorious.

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