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

I love the one in the middle staring dead straight at the camera, like: ‘do you have to do that now?’ as they all try and control ‘that one friend’!

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

Gibbon keep your mouth shut 201: He’s like “I’M not going to criticize their parenting style. But if Junior did that to ME....!” 😂

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

The other monkeys don't even look mad, they're just like "what are you doing down there?" LOL

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

This is once in a lifetime photo. Everything is perfect about it. The colors are vibrant, the monkey is swinging on their tails and seems to be clearly enjoying. The tail of the monkey on the right is so long. It's a magnificent picture straight out of a Disney movie.

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

This is one for the Ages! I'd like to have it over my desk, to remind me there's always time to Play!

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

Mom! He’s swinging on our tails again!!! Get lost brat!!

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

no more monkeying around!😁😁☆*: .。. o(≧▽≦)o .。.:*☆

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

"WEE!!!....WEE....WEE...WEE!!! WEE!!!"(8@)"PROGRESSIVE AUTO COMMERCIAL ADVERTIZEMENT" LMFAO (:P)

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

Looks like me when I used to try and swing off my parents arms while we were walking

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

If that little sh*t bites my tail again, you and I are going to fling him like an acrobat about 100 meters straight ahead with no one to catch him!!!

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

Don't swing a branch it's much to frail, the best kind of swing is a monkey tail.

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

The face of one of the monkey who’s tail he’s swinging from is PRICELESS!!!!!! 😂😂😂

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

The face that one of the monkeys who’s tali he’s hanging onto is PRICELESS!!! 😂😂😂

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

Sittin on the tree branch, just a swingin on the monkey's tail. Just a swingin. Can't believe I am sittin on these monkey tails just a swingin.

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

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=just+swinging+by+john+anderson&view=detail&mid=505B1CF72AEBC15A7D50505B1CF72AEBC15A7D50&FORM=VIRE0&ru=%2fsearch%3fq%3djust%2bswinging%2bby%2bjohn%2banderson%26form%3dANNTH1%26refig%3d7ece8dd0b7ac49aba92323d82a262f9f%26sp%3d1%26qs%3dAS%26pq%3djust%2bswinging%2b%26sk%3dPRES1%26sc%3d3-14%26cvid%3d7ece8dd0b7ac49aba92323d82a262f9f

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

I thought you said you taught him to ask first, now what will we do ?

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

I think he is scared and yelling for help. talk about hanging on by the shirttails!

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

ok if we pull our tails up right now we can smack the dumbass head on the branch...one,two,three....

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

*Oh what a beautiful mooooorning,Oh what a beautiful daaaay*

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

"Are you sure this is how he learns to swing from tree to tree?"

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Donald Holder
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh there's nothing like a younger brother to hang out with!

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

I could hardly click the up-vote button I was laughing so hard!!! The expression on the little one's face!

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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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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