December 13, 2024
Nature
Photography
Kate Mothes

Highly commended: Marti Phillips, “Are You Kidding.” All images © the photographers, courtesy of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

Winners of the annual photography competition highlight hijinks and mayhem around the world.

A red squirrel diving headlong into a tree snags the top award in the 2024 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards (previously), snapped by Italian photographer Milko Marchetti. “He has been sitting on this beauty of a shot for a couple of years now and decided that this year was the year to enter it,” the organizers say. “We are chuffed he did because this little red squirrel has only gone and won the whole competition!”

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Overall winner and Mammal Category winner: Milko Marchetti, “Stuck Squirrel”

Highly commended: Arvind Mohandas, “The Contemplative Chimpanzee”

More: Silliness and Style Take Top Honors in the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards