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 the winners of last year, click here. Image source: comedy wildlife photo (h/t metro | gizmodo)

OVERALL WINNER 2017 "Help" by Tibor Kercz.

WINNER of Amazing Internet Portfolio prize Tibor Kerccz for his sequence of 4 Owl images

WINNER of the Alex Walker's Serian On The Land category "The Laughing Dormouse" by Andrea Zampatti

Andrea Zampatti | flickr | facebook

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

John Threlfall

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

HIGHLY COMMENDED "All Dressed And Ready For Church" by Carl Henry

Carl Henry

HIGHLY COMMENDED "Caught In The Act" by Bence Mate

Bence Mate | facebook

HIGHLY COMMENDED "Must Have Three-putted" by Douglas Croft

Douglas Croft | facebook | instagram

HIGHLY COMMENDED "Hitching A Ride" by Daisy Gilardini

Daisy Gilardini | facebook | instagram

HIGHLY COMMENDED "WTF" by George Cathcart

George Cathcart

HIGHLY COMMENDED "Mudskippers Got Talent" by Daniel Trim

Daniel Trim | facebook | flickr

HIGHLY COMMENDED "Cheering-sea-otter" by Penny Palmer

HIGHLY COMMENDED "Monkey-Escape" by Katy Laveck-Foster

HIGHLY COMMENDED "Eh What's Up Doc?" by Olivier Colle

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HIGHLY COMMENDED "Animal Encounters" by Jean Jacques Alcalay

Brigitte Marcon & Jean-Jacques Alcalay