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  Time for a   round of laughs   with the finalists for the   2024 Comedy Wildlife Awards . The shortlist announced Wednesday are “a cracking collection of amazing, jaw dropping and laugh out loud photos of some of the most incredible wildlife that we share this planet with” officials said in a statement. Shortlisted images and videos from the 2024 edition include a cheetah playing hide-and-seek behind a tree, bears hugging it out, a fish chasing an eagle across the sky and a tiny flying squirrel "bossing it like a Mafia Boss!" The free competition is open to all wildlife photography novices, amateurs and professionals and celebrates the hilarity of our natural world. "This shortlist of entries shows some of the most spectacular photos ever entered, catching wildlife’s funniest moments on camera," the competition said in their statement.This year’s final shortlist of 40 standalone photographs, three videos and four portfolio entries were chosen from thousands of ent...

  30 hilarious pictures of animal antics from the 2024 On Friday, the  Comedy Pet Photography Awards  announced the finalists in its 2024 contest highlighting the best in pet shenanigans. A panel of judges will decide the winning photos, which will be announced on June 6. Members of the public can vote for their favorite snapshot to win the People's Choice award on the contest's  official website . Half of US pet owners think of their pets as family members who are just as important as a child or partner, according to a 2023 survey by the  Pew Research Center . This affection helps fuel a pet-care industry that is expected to be worth $200 billion a year by 2030,  Bloomberg  reported. Take a look at the hilarious finalists in this year's Comedy Pet Photography Awards. The Comedy Pet Photography Awards recognize hilarious photos submitted by pet owners. The contest shared its 2024 finalists, and winners will be announced on June 6. Photos show cats, dog...