The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are back at it again this year. The finalists for 2021 have arrived and these pics are to die for!

The photo contest is just a few years old and was started by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam in 2015. The competition showcases the funniest and cutest snapshots of animals doing the wildest things.

The nonprofit charity the Born Free Foundation funds the contest in “aims to highlight the extremely important message of wildlife conservation in an engaging and positive way,” according to a statement.

“We were overwhelmed with the number and quality of entries we received this year, with well over 7,000 photos submitted from every corner of the globe,” Joynson-Hicks said in a statement.

He continued, “It was an amazing turnout, especially given the impact of the pandemic. The huge number of images we receive every year illustrates the appetite there is to engage with conservation and reminds us that wildlife truly is incredible and hilarious and, we must do all we can to protect it.”

Get your votes up here and check out the best photos from the contest below!

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snake
Say cheese? More like say MICE!Aditya Kshirasagar/Comedywildlifephoto.com
bears
My back itches.Andy Parkinson/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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bird
Well, now I’m not doing it. Andrew Mayes/Comedywildlifephoto.com
owl
Sigh. I’ll just sit on my stoop and contemplate life.Anita Ross/Comedywildlifephoto.com
eagle
“And then she said…” Arthur Trevino/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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squirrel
I knew I left my nuts in here somewhere…Brook Burling/Comedywildlifephoto.com
otters
FIGHT ME!Chee Kee Teo/Comedywildlifephoto.com
animals
Choir practice.Chl Han Lin/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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monkey
Ariana Grande…eat your heart out! Clemence Guinard/Comedywildlifephoto.com
frog
The face you make when your boo tells a joke that’s actually funny.Dikky Oesin/Comedywildlifephoto.com
camel
Do you smell it? That smell. A kind of smelly smell. The smelly smell that smells… smelly.Edwin Smits/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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racooons
Psst… let me tell you a secret!Jan Piecha/Comedywildlifephoto.com
birds
Windy AF.John Spiers/Comedywildlifephoto.com
money
OUCH! Here I go…Ken Jensen /Comedywildlifephoto.com
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monkey
Blue balls.Larry Petterborg/Comedywildlifephoto.com
kangaroos
Let’s do the can-can!Lea Sca/Comedywildlifephoto.com
racooon
No, I’m not night-stalking my ex!Nicolas de VAULX/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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bear
Hide and seek is my jam.Pal Marchhart/Comedywildlifephoto.com
bird
I feel bloated today.Patrick Dirlam/Comedywildlifephoto.com
fish
Pucker up, lover.Philipp Stahr/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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squrrel
WHEEEEEEE!!!!!! (Please don’t drop me.)Roland Kranitz/Comedywildlifephoto.com
squirrel
Whistle while you work.Roland Kranitz/Comedywildlifephoto.com
tiger
Time for my workout.Siddhant Agrawal/Comedywildlifephoto.com
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