Meet the funniest members of the animal kingdom this year, as captured by global photographers for the 2025 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.
December 10, 2025 — 12:47pm
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1. Overall Winner & Mammal Award Winner: Mark Meth-Cohn for ‘High Five’.Credit:Supplied
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2. Bird Category Winner: Warren Price for ‘Headlock’.Credit:Supplied
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3. Fish and Other Aquatic Species Category Winner: Jenny Stock, for ‘Smiley’.Credit:Supplied
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4. Junior Photographer & Reptile, Amphibian and Insect Category Winner: Grayson Bell for ‘Baptism of the unwilling convert’.Credit:Supplied
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5. Young Photographer Winner: Paula Rustemeier for ‘Hit The Dance Floor’.Credit:Supplied
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7. Amazing Internet Portfolio Category Winner x 4: Maggie Hoffman for ‘Digging For Gold - 1’ Credit:Supplied
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8. Amazing Internet Portfolio Category Winner x 4: Maggie Hoffman for ‘Digging For Gold - 2’.Credit:Supplied
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8. Amazing Internet Portfolio Category Winner x 4: Maggie Hoffman for ‘Digging For Gold - 3’.Credit:Supplied
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10. Amazing Internet Portfolio Category Winner x 4: Maggie Hoffman for ‘Digging For Gold - 4’.Credit:Supplied
10/19
Highly Commended Winner: Erkko Badermann for ‘Landing gears down’.Credit:Supplied
11/19
Highly Commended Winner: Kalin Botev for ‘Monkey Circus’. Credit:Supplied
12/19
Highly Commended Winner: Alison Tuck for ‘Now, which direction is my nest?’. Credit:Supplied
13/19
Highly Commended Winner: Annette Kirby for ‘Go Away’. Credit:Supplied
14/19
Highly Commended Winner: Christy Grinton for ‘Bad Hair Day’. Credit:Supplied
15/19
Highly Commended Winner: Liliana Luca for ‘Fonzies advertising’. Credit:Supplied
16/19
Highly Commended Winner: Valtteri Mulkahainen for ‘Smile, you’re being photographed’. Credit:Supplied
17/19
Highly Commended Winner: Bret Saalwaechter for ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’. Credit:Supplied
18/19
Highly Commended Winner: Meline Ellwanger for ‘The Choir’.Credit:Supplied
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Highly Commended Winner: Mark Meth-Cohn for ‘Aaaaaww Mum’.Credit:Supplied

















