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The 2020 Comedy Wildlife Photography Finalists Are Delightfully Seal-y

Press paws on the news cycle and chuckle at these hilarious photos of animals.
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This photo, titled “Having a Laugh,” features a common seal in Caithness, Scotland.
Ken Crossan/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020

The world feels like complete panda-monium right now. But thanks to the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, we can all take a brief break from the news cycle and focus on otter things — like pictures of animals being complete goofballs.

The annual contest, which recognizes the funniest images of animals out in the wild across the globe, announced its 2020 finalists on Thursday — and the pictures do puffin short of making one howl.

Of this year’s 44 finalists, there’s a rebellious kingfisher, a lighthearted langur and a turtle with one shell of an attitude. If you happen to find one of these images really furry — er, funny, you can vote for it in the “People’s Choice” category on the contest’s website. Winners will be announced on Oct. 22.

And if you want even more photos of wild animals being, well, wild, check out HuffPost’s stories about the 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 contests.

Otherwise, scroll on down and enjoy laughing until you’re horse.

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“Almost Time to Get Up” captures a raccoon in Newport News, Virginia.
CHARLIE DAVIDSON/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“I Could Puke” shows a group of gentoo penguins in the Falkland Islands at sunrise.
Christina Holfelder/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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"Terry the Turtle Flipping the Bird" was taken in Lady Elliot Island in Queensland, Australia.
Mark Fitzpatrick/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Seriously, Would You Share Some” is a photo of puffins in Scotland.
Krisztina Scheef/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“I Had to Stay Late at Work” is a photo of elephant seals that was taken in Isla Escondida in Chubut province, Patagonia Argentina.
Luis Burgueáo/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Socially Uninhibited” features a chacma baboon in River Chobe, Botswana.
Martin Grace/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Smiley” is an image of a Sparisoma cretense in El Hierro, Canary Islands.
Arthur Telle Thiemenn/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Crashing into the Picture” shows a couple of giraffes in Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Brigitte Alcalay-Marcon/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“It’s a Mocking Bird” is an image of a kingfisher that was taken in Kirkcudbright, United Kingdom.
Sally Lloyd-Jones/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Doggo” features a brown bear in Kuhmo, East Finland.
Esa Ringbom/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Social Distance, Please!” features rose-ringed parakeets at Kaudulla National Park in Sri Lanka.
Petr Sochman/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Quiet Please” is a picture of a kestrel in Huntington Beach, California.
Mike Lessel/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“It’s the Last Day of School Holidays” is an image of smooth-coated otters in Singapore.
Max Teo/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Fun For All Ages” features langurs in Kabini, India.
Thomas Vijayan/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“The Inside Joke” is a picture of a Eurasian red squirrel in Espelo, Netherlands.
Femke van Willigen/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Like Mother Like Daughter” features two Asian elephants at Corbett National Park in India.
Jagdeep Rajput/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020
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“Macaque Striking a Pose” features a macaque at Uluwatu Temple in Bali.
Luis Marta Cancan/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2020

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