These Are the Funniest Animal Photos of 2018
Published 9 Aug 2019, 15:02 BST, Updated 8 Apr 2020, 16:00 BST

Stop right there! This squirrel in Florida is giving you the right to remain silent.
Photograph by Mary Mcgowan, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
Just smile and wave, boys. A polar bear lifts its paw in what appears to be a friendly greeting.
Photograph by Simon Gee, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
It wasn’t me, I swear! These king penguins were obviously not thrilled with the presence of a standoffish fur seal in South Georgia.
Photograph by Amy Kennedy, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
A hippopotamus bites off more than it can chew in Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Photograph by Mike Triton, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
May I have this dance? Two komodo dragons waltz in Sri Lanka.
Photograph by Sergey Savvi, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
Are they still looking? A curious owl peeks up from the ground.
Photograph by Shane Keena, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
This grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park was apparently having a bad hair day.
Photograph by Patty Bauchman, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
A seal in South Georgia thinks all these photos are pretty funny, too.
Photograph by Amy Kennedy, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
Caught in the act: Two mudskippers in Krabi, Thailand share an intimate moment.
Photograph by Sergey Savvi, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
You lookin’ at me? A pair of deer are caught in a standoff in Richmond Park, United Kingdom.
Photograph by Bartek Olszewski, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
Years of gymnastics lessons finally paid off for one red squirrel in Sweden.
Photograph by Geert Weggen, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
Master of disguise: A sneaky female moose peers from behind a tree in Alberta, Canada.
Photograph by Jamie Bussey, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
“After all these years he still makes me laugh,” says one lioness in Maasai Mara, Kenya.
Photograph by Muriel Vekemans, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
Wait, they said what? This sifaka lemur in Madagascar has a secret.
Photograph by Jakob Strecker, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
A grizzly bear in Alaska looks out for the safety of oncoming drivers.
Photograph by Jonathan Irish, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
She liked me first! Two gibbons in Kaeng Krachan, Thailand, are locked in epic battle.
Photograph by Sergey Savvi, Cwpa, Barcroft Images
The tables are turned in Svalbard, Norway as this polar bear tries out its photography skills.
Photograph by Roie Galitz, Cwpa, Barcroft Images