[Trending] 14 Hilarious Winners Of The 2017 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

We’ve already presented you with the nominees for the funniest wildlife picture of the year, and now the time has come to find out who the winner is.

The awards are held in order to spread awareness about wildlife conservation since 2015 and with each year it’s growing more and more popular.  “It’s been a real success this year, the quality of images has improved substantially and we have had more entries and from more countries,” said one of the founders of the competition, photographer Paul Joynson-Hicks.

And while clumsy eagles and laughing hamsters are sure to make you giggle, we shouldn’t forget about the cause. The organizers invite everyone to check out the born free website and spread the word about wildlife conservation together with the amusing bunch of pictures.

Scroll down below to see the winners and tell us about your favorite in the comments below. To see what shots were competing last year, click here.

Overall Winner 2017 “Help” and Winner of Amazing Internet Portfolio prize Tibor Kerccz for his sequence of 4 Owl images

Image credits: Tibor Kercz

WINNER of the Alex Walker’s Serian On The Land category “The Laughing Dormouse” by Andrea Zampatti

Image credits: Andrea Zampatti

WINNER of the Kenya Airways In The Air category “Duck Speed” by John Threlfall

Image credits: John Threlfall

WINNER of the Padi Under The Sea category “Slap” by Troy Mayne

Image credits: Troy Mayne

HIGHLY COMMENDED “All Dressed And Ready For Church” by Carl Henry

Image credits: Carl Henry

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Caught In The Act” by Bence Mate

Image credits: Bence Mate

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Must Have Three-putted” by Douglas Croft

Image credits: Douglas Croft

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Hitching A Ride” by Daisy Gilardini

Image credits: Daisy Gilardini

HIGHLY COMMENDED “WTF” by George Cathcart

Image credits: George Cathcart

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Mudskippers Got Talent” by Daniel Trim

Image credits: Daniel Trim

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Cheering-sea-otter” by Penny Palmer

Image credits: Penny Palmer

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Monkey-Escape” by Katy Laveck-Foster

Image credits: Katy Laveck-Foster

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Eh What’s Up Doc?” by Olivier Colle

Image credits: Olivier Colle

HIGHLY COMMENDED “Animal Encounters” by Jean Jacques Alcalay

Image credits: Jean Jacques Alcalay

Source: BoredPanda