{"id":327202,"date":"2025-10-23T19:21:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327202\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:21:24","slug":"the-funniest-wildlife-photos-of-the-year-will-have-you-roaring-with-laughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/327202\/","title":{"rendered":"The Funniest Wildlife Photos of the Year Will Have You Roaring With Laughter"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lions in the above photo may look like they\u2019re having a good laugh, but wildlife photographer Bret Saalwaechter actually captured this pride bickering during the dry season in Tanzania\u2019s Serengeti National Park.<\/p>\n

When he came across them, hungry cubs were clamoring for milk, their mothers depleted as a result of dwindling food and water. \u201cEach time the mother, already in a foul mood from the sweltering heat, would give a quick roar of disapproval and escape the circus,\u201d Saalwaechter writes in a description of the photo.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut the cubs, like any persistent little ones, would chase her down, nipping at her and yelping for more attention.\u201d<\/p>\n

The image, titled I Just Can\u2019t Wait to Be King, earned\u00a0a spot in the final round of this year\u2019s Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards<\/a>. This annual competition celebrates wildlife photography that makes people laugh out loud, and these seemingly cackling lions are sure to elicit a chuckle.<\/p>\n

See if you can scroll to the end of these selected finalists without having a laugh\u2014we bet you can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Now, Which Direction Is My Nest? \"AlisonA gannet with its face covered in grass at Bempton Cliffs in the U.K. \u00a9 Alison Tuck <\/p>\n

This unfortunate gannet\u2014a type of large seabird\u2014may have a tough time finding its way home looking like that. Photographer Alison Tuck captured the exact moment a clump of grass smacked this bird in the face as it looked out over Bempton Cliffs in the U.K.<\/p>\n

The Shoulders of Giants\u00a0 \"aA frog stands on another\u2019s back to see over PCV casing on mining land near the Western Australia town of Leonora \u00a9 Andrew Moritmer <\/p>\n

\u201cHey, give me a boost!\u201d Is probably what this frog said just before photographer Andrew Mortimer snapped this photo. These frogs are part of a colony that lives in a bore casing on mining land near the town of Leonora in Western Australia. \u201cSlightly too short to see over the PVC casing, they make do wherever they can,\u201d Mortimer writes.<\/p>\n

Smile, You\u2019re Being Photographed\u00a0 \"AA brown bear grins at the camera in Martinselkonen village, Suomussalmi district, Finland \u00a9 Valtteri Mulkahainen <\/p>\n

Usually when a bear shows its teeth, it provokes more terror than laughter. But this brown bear\u2019s goofy grin isn\u2019t so intimidating. \u201cWhen I was photographing bears, this one year old bear cub saw it and started smiling at me,\u201d photographer Valtteri Mulkahainen writes. \u201cApparently he had already had to pose in front of photographers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Headlock \"AA bridled guillemot captures another\u2019s head in its beak in Norway \u00a9 Warren Price <\/p>\n

Ouch! The look of surprise on this bridled guillemot\u2019s face is priceless. Wildlife photographer Warren Price spotted these seabirds nesting on a small rocky cliff ledge in Norway, where space was limited. \u201cThe nests all crammed in close together which isn\u2019t a good recipe for being good neighbours, as guillemots are fiercely territorial,\u201d he writes. \u201cSometimes you just want to bite your neighbours head off\u2026literally!\u201d<\/p>\n

High Five \"AA male gorilla kicks his foot high in the air in Rwanda \u00a9 Mark Meth Cohn <\/p>\n

This gorilla put on quite a show for wildlife photographer Mark Meth-Cohn during a hiking trip in Rwanda\u2019s Virunga Mountains. \u201cOn this particular day, we came across a large family group gathered in a forest clearing, the adults were calmly foraging while the youngsters were enthusiastically playing,\u201d he writes. \u201cOne young male was especially keen to show off his acrobatic flair; pirouetting, tumbling, and high kicking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flamingone \"AA flamingo tucks its head out of view on a beach in Aruba \u00a9 Miles Astray <\/p>\n

No, this isn\u2019t AI\u2019s sorry attempt at creating an image of a flamingo. This mind-bending scene was staged by Mother Nature herself. \u201cThe picture shows a flamingo whose head is apparently missing, but I promise it\u2019s there somewhere,\u201d photographer Miles Astray writes. \u201cIn fact, the bird is just going about its morning routine at a Caribbean beach, head tucked beneath the torso to give the plumage a good cleaning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fonzies Advertising \"AA crowned sifaka licks its finger in Nosy Komba island in Madagascar \u00a9 Liliana Luca <\/p>\n

Lilliana Luca hung around after the tourists left Madagascar\u2019s Nosy Komba island, letting silence fall. She turned her attention to a group of crowned sifakas, a species of lemur.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was then that he appeared, staring at me with wide, curious eyes, as if questioning my presence\u2026 or perhaps my clothing choices,\u201d she writes. \u201cThen, with the grace of a stage actor and the timing of a comedian, he raised his hand, licked it thoughtfully, and then paused mid-gesture, as if he knew exactly what he was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe photo immediately reminded me of that old snack commercial: \u2018If you don\u2019t lick your fingers\u2026 you\u2019re only half enjoying it!’\u201d she adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The lions in the above photo may look like they\u2019re having a good laugh, but wildlife photographer Bret…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":327203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[3425,18844,32910,159,67,132,68,837,162822],"class_list":{"0":"post-327202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-animals","9":"tag-biodiversity","10":"tag-nikon","11":"tag-science","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-wildlife","16":"tag-wildlife-photography"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115425109185573933","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/327203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}