From clumsy cubs to sassy penguins, here are the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards’ funniest images of 2022

"This three-month-old cub and his sibling were in a tree. The other lionesses were in other trees and on the ground. He wanted to get down and walked all over the branches looking for the right spot and finally just went for it. It was probably his first time in a tree and his descent didn't go so well. He was just fine though after landing on the ground. He got up and ran off with some other cubs." - Jennifer Hadley

A hippo yawning next to a heron standing on the back of another hippo. (Jean-Jacques Alcalay-Marcon)

"A couple of triggerfish looking into the camera, captured at the Azores in Portugal. Even though they look funny, these fish can be quite aggressive. In this case they didn't attempt to bite me." - Arthur Telle Thiemann

“This was shot on the Falkland Islands. These two gentoo penguins were hanging out on the beach when one shook himself off and gave his mate the snub.” - Jennifer Hadley

A spotted owl winking at the camera from a pipe during a trip to a small town in India. (Arshdeep Singh)

A red squirrel jumps during a rainstorm, so you can see the drops flying around. (Alex Pansier)

"Apart from its beauty, Cape Hillsborough is renowned for its resident kangaroos and wallabies. I visited the area for three consecutive sunrises, but it was on my final morning that I captured this beautiful spectacle: two wallabies playing/fighting on the beach as the sun burst through the surrounding clouds." - Michael Eastwell

A raccoon waving on a Florida beach. (Miroslav Srb)

"This is an Indian saras crane attacking a blue bull from behind. The bull happened to venture close to the crane's nest where it had laid a single egg. The saras crane, which is the tallest flying bird in the world, opened it's huge wings and attacked the bull from behind, driving the bull away from the nest." - Jagdeep Rajput

"I was going to photograph this Eastern screech owl nest in a local park in Florida. One morning, a few days before the two owlets fledged, one owlet tried to squeeze into the nest hole with mom, maybe to see the outside world for the first time. The moment lasted only a few seconds as mom didn't seem very happy with the arrangement. Check out the expression on her face." - Mark Schocken

"This duckling waddled across a turtle covered log at the Juanita wetlands. The duckling fell off after a few turtle crossings." - Ryan Sims

"I was following a group of meerkats on foot in the Kalahari Trails Game Reserve in South Africa. Most meercats, including the adults, were in a playful mood. It gave me a unique opportunity to capture very interesting and dynamic interactions between some members of the group. In this photo, there is no aggression between the meercats, but it reminded me of two friends pretending to strangle one another." - Emmanuel Do Linh San

"This salmon decides to punch the bear in the face rather than be lunch." - John Chaney

"This is two king penguins at Volunteer Point in the Falklands. The right hand bird has an inscrutable expression, wondering where its mate's head has gone." - Martin Grace

"Walking near a Cambodian temple where groups of wild monkeys lived, I came across this scene: a wild monkey totally relaxed, while its friend was taking care of it." - Federica Vinci