<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572045_bs_0000000007759554_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572045_bs_0000000007759554_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572045_bs_0000000007759554_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > "This puffin balanced fine on one leg – no, he didn't tumble over seconds later or I would have shot that. The others were too busy acting all grown up to join in!" Photographer Mary Swaby photographed these silly puffins in the Faroe Islands. (Mary Swaby/Barcroft Media) (Mary Swaby/Barcroft Media)

If you're looking for proof that nature has a lighter side, the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has all the imagery you need.

The CWPA honors great photography of all creatures from all continents. If it can make a funny face or do something hilarious, it's fair game for this contest.

But the photos serve more than just a comical purpose. The group also encourages photographers and its audience to donate to the Born Free Foundation , a conservation group in the United Kingdom that works to save wildlife all over the world.

You can see several more of the images profiled by the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards below. To view the photos selected as the best of 2015, check out the CWPA website .

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572038_bs_0000000007759557_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572038_bs_0000000007759557_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572038_bs_0000000007759557_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A cheetah seems to find something hilarious at Pumba Game Reserve in South Africa. (Robert Dutton/Barcroft Media) (Robert Dutton/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572040_bs_0000000007759562_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572040_bs_0000000007759562_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572040_bs_0000000007759562_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A baby elephant lays his head on the sand at Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe. (Markus Pavlowsky/Barcroft Media) (Markus Pavlowsky/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572042_bs_0000000007759570_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572042_bs_0000000007759570_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572042_bs_0000000007759570_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A harvest mouse seems to be waving at the camera. (Michael Erwin/Barcroft Media) (Michael Erwin/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572044_bs_0000000007759567_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572044_bs_0000000007759567_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572044_bs_0000000007759567_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > "Our guide was taking us on a safari in Tanzania when we came across a T-intersection in the road. As we passed the intersecting road, I turned to look down it and saw this funny sight. I told our guide to stop and back up the vehicle and was able to take this shot. These four birds were just walking down the road like they owned it, totally oblivious or not interested in the fact that we were watching them," photographer Derek Auerman said of the day this photo was taken. These birds are southern ground hornbill. (Derek Auerman/Barcroft Media) (Derek Auerman/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572046_bs_0000000007759560_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572046_bs_0000000007759560_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572046_bs_0000000007759560_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A bald eagle peeks around some rocks to check out its surroundings. (Will Saunders/Barcroft Media) (Will Saunders/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572047_bs_0000000007759565_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572047_bs_0000000007759565_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572047_bs_0000000007759565_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A mountain gorilla at Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is captured on camera by Cedric Favero. (Cedric Favero/Barcroft Media) (Cedric Favero/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572049_bs_0000000007759575_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572049_bs_0000000007759575_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572049_bs_0000000007759575_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > An eastern chipmunk stuffs its cheeks with corn until they looked ready to pop. (Barb D'Arpino/Barcroft Media) (Barb D'Arpino/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572050_bs_0000000007759579_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572050_bs_0000000007759579_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572050_bs_0000000007759579_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A horse makes a funny face in Eschwedge, Germany. (Alexander Pfeiffer/Barcroft Media) (Alexander Pfeiffer/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572056_bs_0000000007759563_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572056_bs_0000000007759563_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572056_bs_0000000007759563_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > "A pelican was flying over our small boat. The fisherman was playing with him and threw him a fish. The pelican caught it but he lost it a few minutes later. I like his sheepish look on his face," photographer Nicolas de Vaulx said of this photo. (Nicolas de Vaulx/Barcroft Media) (Nicolas de Vaulx/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572058_bs_0000000007759555_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572058_bs_0000000007759555_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572058_bs_0000000007759555_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > An alpaca with silly hair and teeth is photographed above. (Richard Gibson/Barcroft Media) (Richard Gibson/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572062_bs_0000000007759566_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572062_bs_0000000007759566_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572062_bs_0000000007759566_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A snowy owl looks hilariously content. (Edward Kopeschny/Barcroft Media) (Edward Kopeschny/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572063_bs_0000000007759578_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572063_bs_0000000007759578_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572063_bs_0000000007759578_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A giraffe looks very comical at the waterhole. (Mokika Carrie/Barcroft Media) (Mokika Carrie/Barcroft Media)

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572961_bs_0000000007765756_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0" srcset="https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572961_bs_0000000007765756_0.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 400w, https://dsx.weather.com//util/image/w/bm_comedy_animals_02572961_bs_0000000007765756_0.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551&api=7db9fe61-7414-47b5-9871-e17d87b8b6a0 800w" > A pair of King penguins were captured preening themselves simultaneously. (Charles Kinsey/Barcroft Media) (Charles Kinsey/Barcroft Media)