The finalists for the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards have just been unveiled.
The chosen images, from smiling seal pups to secretive racoons, are quite wonderful.
The competition received more than 7,000 entries from across the globe all in all.
Now the judges are to choose between the final 42.
We’d love to hear which photos gave you the biggest grin, so do let us know in the comments.
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Here’s a selection of GNN favorites, taken everywhere from India to the UK.
1. A young Kodiak brown bear found the perfect spot to chill in the sand.
2. This boxfish was caught pouting perfectly off the Curaçao coast.
3. You wouldn’t want to mess with this pied starling in Rietvlei, South Africa.
4. These goofy gophers in Hungary seem to be having a thrilling time.
5. This dragonfly looks quite happy to see the camera.
6. This pigeon was caught out by a leaf on Oban in Scotland.
7. This racoon is giving its best starfish impression.
8. What do you think these raccoon cubs in Kassel, Germany are thinking?
9. A fan-throated lizard in India was spotted perching haughtily.
10. A gray seal pup in Ravenscar, England seems to be having a giggle of a time.
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