The annual Comedy Wildlife Awards provide a humorous take on the wild kingdom by choosing the funniest images from around the world. The competition not only provides laughs, but seeks to promote wildlife conservation. <br> <br> Here are this year's winners and a few top contenders. <br> <br> A baby dormouse laughs on a yarrow flower.

An owl struggles to keep his grip as others are perched on a branch in Opusztaszer, Hungary.

A green turtle seems to clearly have the edge over a Napoleon Maori wrasse, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.

A widgeon flies with it's flock in front of a contrail.

These monkeys broke away from their group for a good time on a motorbike parked near the entrance to the reserve in Tangkoko Batuangus Nature Reserve, Indonesia.

A baby lemon shark appears to show off a big toothy smile in Bimini, the Bahamas.

A polar bear cub hitches an awkward ride on her mother in Wapusk National Park in Manitoba, Canada.

Two amphibious mudskippers look like they are in an operatic duet on tidal mudflats in Krabi, Thailand.

A red ghost crab cleans sand from its eyes after emerging from a burrow at the Frazergunj beach, in West Bengal, India. The eyes of ghost crabs are supported on stalks and give them a wide field of vision.

A young elephant seal looks pretty distressed in San Simeon, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2016.

Three king penguins approach the only church in Grytviken, South Georgia Island, British Overseas Territory.

A harbor seal appears to be having a good laugh about something in Sherman Oaks, San Diego.

A perfectly juxtaposed giraffe and plane in Masai Mara, Kenya.

A sea otter hangs out on his back early morning after waking up in Elkhorn Slough, Calif.

A blue wildebeest creates an optical illusion standing on a mound in Masai Mara, Kenya.

A mother brown bear seems to be striving for some peace and quiet in Martinselkonen, Finland.

Fox cubs play in County Meath, Ireland.

A mountain gorilla grimaces as he comes out of the bush after the rain in Virunga National Park, Rwanda.

Two king penguins stand at attention while another appears to give them orders in the Falkland Islands.