The 2016 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, announced last month, is all about shots of beasts looking downright silly.

This perfectly timed picture of a hunting fox protruding amusingly from the snow was named the overall winner, earning its photographer, Angela Bohlke from the US, a one-week African safari holiday and a Nikon D810 camera.

Scroll through the gallery to see more shortlisted entries, or for more information on the competition, which aims to raise awareness of wildlife conservation efforts around the world, see comedywildlifephoto.com