Hilarious Wildlife Photos That Will Have You In Stitches

Published on February 16, 2020
Animals are creatures that grace this earth with their raw beauty. Sometimes, they can be pretty funny too without even knowing it. It’s not easy to capture the perfect shot. Here are some hilarious photos captured at just the right time.

Say Cheese!

We’re not quite sure whether this hyena is about to sneeze, laughing with a friend, or if it’s simply trying everything it can to remove the flies from his face. Whatever the reason, that face is enough to make anyone laugh.

Say Cheese!

Say Cheese!

This Is How You Hail A Cab In The Wild

This clever little lemur could very well be showing off some Saturday Night Fever dance moves. Whatever it is he’s doing, he looks like he has quite a personality. The animators of the movie Madagascar were so spot on when illustrating those funny lemur characters.

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This Is How You Hail A Cab In The Wild

This Is How You Hail A Cab In The Wild

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This Isn’t What It Looks Like

You know when you’re caught with your hand in the cookie jar and you try your utmost to not look as guilty as you are? Well, this bear has that same look. He definitely looks guilty of something but we just don’t know what.

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This Isn’t What It Looks Like

This Isn’t What It Looks Like

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Does That Sign Apply To Me Too?

Cheetahs are known for being the fastest land animals on earth. They can reach speeds of up to 129km per hour. This cheetah looks like she’s contemplating whether that speed sign applies to her and about what would happen if she went over the speed limit.

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Does That Sign Apply To Me Too?

Does That Sign Apply To Me Too?

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Being A Kangaroo Can Be So Tiring!

Australians are known for being quite laid back people, and it looks like their wildlife got the memo too. This kangaroo seems to be enjoying a lazy day lounging in the sun without a care in the world. He is really living the life!

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Being A Kangaroo Can Be So Tiring!

Being A Kangaroo Can Be So Tiring!

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Did You See That?!

Unfortunately, without Dr. Doolittle around, most people cannot understand animal language. But, sometimes their body language can be interpreted pretty clearly. Looks like these leopards were having a pretty intense conversation about what they just saw. It must have been something pretty crazy!

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Did You See That?

Did You See That?

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That Was So Funny, Bro

Toads are usually solitary creatures except during mating season. That’s the time to put on the charm to secure the best mate. That includes laughing at her jokes even when they’re not funny. This male toad is pulling out all the stops with that sheepish smile.

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That Was So Funny, Bro

That Was So Funny, Bro

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What Is Normal, Anyway?

In every family or group of friends, you will always find the eccentric person that likes to go against the grain. They’re not afraid to be themselves and stand out. Well, it looks like it’s the same in nature. Can you spot the eccentric owl?

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What Is Normal, Anyway?

What Is Normal, Anyway?

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Are My Eyes Playing Tricks On Me?

Sometimes you have to take a double look to see exactly what it is you’re looking at because something doesn’t make sense. This is definitely one of those times. Is that a mama rhino giving birth or is that a rhino with two heads?

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Are My Eyes Playing Tricks On Me

Are My Eyes Playing Tricks On Me

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“They Will Never Take Our Freedom!”

If anyone ever made a movie about brave lizards in the wilderness then this would be the best shot for the movie cover page. This little lizard looks like a William Wallace wanna-be the way he’s standing so triumphantly holding what looks like his weapon.

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“They Will Never Take Our Freedom!”

“They Will Never Take Our Freedom!”

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I’m Not Home!

Sometimes all you want to do is be alone but then you see a neighbor heading towards your house? So you hide in the lounge hoping they don’t see you through the blinds. This fox is clearly hoping to do just that but failed miserably.

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I’m Not Home

I’m Not Home

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It Takes Two To Tango

So You Think You Can Dance contestants have nothing on these dancing ants! They seem to have the tango down to perfection. Who knows, maybe the producers of the show will open up the competition to talented animals such as these. Wouldn’t that be hilarious!

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It Takes Two To Tango

It Takes Two To Tango

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Caught In The Act

There always comes a time in your life where the only way to stop that itch is to dig in and get that nasty booger out. When that happens you’d hope no one is watching. This gorilla thought he wasn’t being watched, but he was wrong.

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Caught In The Act

Caught In The Act

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Eh, Macarena!

Everyone knows and secretly loves the “Macarena”, that catchy 90s one-hit-wonder by Los Del Rio. Whether people admit it or not, everyone knows the steps to the song too. It’s so catchy that even this dancing bear is not shy to show off his Macarena moves.

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Eh, Macarena!

Eh, Macarena!

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How About A Nice Close Up Shot?

When you’re out in the wilderness you’d expect animals to be very wary of humans and their gadgets. It looks like either this monkey is super curious or he decided that he preferred to have a close-up photo taken of himself. Maybe that’s his best angle?

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How About A Nice Close Up Shot?

How About A Nice Close Up Shot?

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Do You Really Have To Do That?

You know the expression, “When it rains it pours”? Well, this buffalo’s expression says it all. As if having a bird choose your head as their resting place isn’t enough, he goes and does his business on your head. Not cool dude, really not cool!

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Do You Really Have To Do That?

Do You Really Have To Do That?

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I Will Cross This River With Chopsticks If I Have To!

This little guy is a very determined rodent. Usually, a river is quite an obstacle for a small rodent such as this. His size didn’t let that stop him though. He found some sticks and decided that they’d be the best tools to help him across.

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I Will Cross This River With Chopsticks If I Have To

I Will Cross This River With Chopsticks If I Have To

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No Peeking Now!

Some people like surprises and others just can’t handle the anticipation. This baby bird clearly can’t help but peek to see what her mom is either trying to protect her from seeing or is getting ready to reveal. Aren’t we all like that sometimes?

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No Peeking Now!

No Peeking Now!

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Taking Camouflage To The Next Level

You know you’ve succeeded in camouflaging yourself well when no one can even tell whether what they’re seeing is a shrub or an animal. This hyena has definitely succeeded in becoming completely inconspicuous with its camouflage. Or is it a gazelle? Guess we’ll never know.

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Taking Camouflage To The Next Level

Taking Camouflage To The Next Level

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Do I Have Something In My Teeth?

There’s nothing worse than walking around with food bits stuck in your teeth. You’d hope that someone would be kind enough to point it out without you embarrassing yourself any further. This zebra chose to ask a friend…Do I have something in my teeth?

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Do I Have Something In My Teeth?

Do I Have Something In My Teeth?

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She Said A Perm Would Look Good!

When you find a hairdresser that you trust, you tend to take her advice when it comes to your hair. But there are times where they’re horribly wrong! This baby gorilla looks like some of us do when we see how bad a new hairdo looks.

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She Said A Perm Would Look Good!

She Said A Perm Would Look Good!

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A Little Teddy Bear Of My Own

Even baby bears need a comforting blanket or teddy bear sometimes. As a child, there’s nothing better than cuddling a soft teddy when you’re feeling insecure. It looks like this cute baby bear is loving the teddy just as much as a child would.

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A Little Teddy Bear Of My Own

A Little Teddy Bear Of My Own

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Talk About A Multitasking Mommy

This mama orangutan is clearly rocking being a mom. She is keeping fit by doing her daily yoga exercises while never taking her eyes off her baby. They say exercising with your baby in tow can be a bonding experience too. Great multitasking skills mama!

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Talk About A Multitasking Mommy

Talk About A Multitasking Mommy

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Don’t We Look Great Together?

These two lovebirds look so smitten with one another. It looks like they don’t want to pass up any opportunity to see just how good they look together. Who said stripes with stripes don’t go together? Let’s get one last look before they drive away!

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Don’t We Look Great Together?

Don’t We Look Great Together?

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What Are We Looking At?

“Hi Mr. Leopard, you look like you’re watching something very intently, What are you looking at?” This little gazelle’s innocence is so evident in this photo. Doesn’t it depict what we go through in life sometimes, talking to the enemy without even knowing it?

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What Are We Looking At?

What Are We Looking At?

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“And Then A Tiger This Big Came At Us!”

It looks like this baby orangutan was trying to tell his rescuers the story of how a mean tiger tried to attack him and his mom in the jungle. Wouldn’t it be great if people could understand orangutan? At least he survived to tell the tale.

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"And Then A Tiger This Big Came At Us!"

“And Then A Tiger This Big Came At Us!”

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This Is One Brave Little Mouse

Sometimes your friends will dare you to do something that’s embarrassing or scary. It’s up to you if you do it or not. But hey, a dare is a dare, right? This little mouse showed a lot of courage following through with this dare!

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This Is One Brave Little Mouse

This Is One Brave Little Mouse

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Let’s Take A Selfie

There’s nothing better than taking selfies with your bestie. It somehow solidifies your friendship and shows the world just how close you are. Why should it be any different for animals? These besties surely love taking selfies and want everyone to see how close they are.

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Let’s Take A Selfie

Let’s Take A Selfie

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The Most Unlikely Friendship

You’ll often find animals of different species forming a friendship, but no one has ever seen a chameleon and a butterfly. No one would ever expect a friendship between two species that are so different. But here you have it, and they seem to be very close.

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The Most Unlikely Friendship

The Most Unlikely Friendship

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Headless Penguins

Out in the wild animals must do anything they can to avoid being eaten by predators. Sometimes that may mean playing dead to avoid being seen. Does pretending to be headless count as a defense tactic? We’re not quite sure but, maybe it works.

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Headless Penguins

Headless Penguins

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Come On Over Guys

Mama polar bears can be very overprotective of their young cubs and they’re probably not allowed to be out of sight ever. So when mamma bear falls asleep, then it’s time to call your buddies to come over and play. Clever little bear cub!

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Come On Over Guys

Come On Over Guys

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Where Did You Say You Found This Corn?

Have you ever been so hungry that you ate the first thing that you saw in the fridge and then realized that it wasn’t fresh? This little squirrel looks like he just found out that this corn wasn’t fresh and immediately regretted eating it.

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Where Did You Say You Found This Corn?

Where Did You Say You Found This Corn?

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When Your Photographer Isn’t Very Friendly

When you want to have a family photoshoot done, you should choose your photographer very carefully. They can make your experience pleasant or unpleasant, and that will ultimately affect the final product. This owl doesn’t look too friendly, so who knows how the photos will come out.

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When Your Photographer Isn’t Very Friendly

When Your Photographer Isn’t Very Friendly

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There Goes Dinner

Have you ever dropped your food on the ground as you were getting ready to eat? That feeling of devastation is awful! We really feel for this little bird as we witness him dropping the little crumb that was meant to be his dinner.

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There Goes Dinner

There Goes Dinner

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Having Contacts In High Places

There’s nothing better than having contacts in high places that can pull some strings to help you reach a goal. This clever fish sure took advantage of having such a friend to help him get to his breeding ground without having to swim there.

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Having Contacts In High Places

Having Contacts In High Places

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Please Don’t Go!

No one wants to be left alone in a lonely cave. Especially if you’re a tiny little creature that can easily be snatched up by a predator. This cute little rodent seems to be begging his friend not to leave him alone. Poor little guy!

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Please Don’t Go

Please Don’t Go

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Where Do You Think You’re Going?

Kids don’t like to be reprimanded by their parents and wait for any little opportunity to get away from the situation. They may try but seldom do they succeed. It’s no different in the animal kingdom. This little bird tried to escape but failed miserably.

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Where Do You Think You’re Going?

Where Do You Think You’re Going?

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Pretend I’m Not Even Here

Insects are able to camouflage really well when they’re in their natural habitat. If it weren’t for his big, bulging eyes this little creature would have passed as a blade of grass. He couldn’t fool the cameraman, but hopefully, he’ll manage to fool his predators.

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Pretend I’m Not Even Here

Pretend I’m Not Even Here

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I Didn’t Finish All The Fish

Some foods are just so delicious that you can’t help but eat the whole lot. It’s difficult to get away with it though if there’s some damning evidence pointing to you. This Paquin was definitely caught with his “beak in the fish jar” you could say.

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I Didn’t Finish All The Fish

I Didn’t Finish All The Fish

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I Should Have Never Had That Last Bite

There’s nothing worse than that feeling you get when you know you’ve completely overindulged. You promise yourself you’ll never do it again, but you know you will. This little meerkat certainly looks like he regrets having eaten that last helping of grubby worms.

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I Should Have Never Had That Last Bite

I Should Have Never Had That Last Bite

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This Is For Trying To Eat My Friend!

This looks like the revenge of the salmon. Salmon is a bear’s staple diet and this is one of the best ways in which they hunt their food. This salmon was having none of it and definitely got the bear back for trying to eat his friend.

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This Is For Trying To Eat My Friend!

This Is For Trying To Eat My Friend!

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Give Us A Kiss Please!

In relationships, you will always have one party who enjoys public displays of affection more than the other. Here we can clearly see which horse has an issue with showing affection in public. The white horse just wants a kiss. “Come on sweetheart, just one!”

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Give Us A Kiss Please!

Give Us A Kiss Please!

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That’s A Funny Looking Bird

It’s been said that humans have yet to discover many different species of wildlife in the world and sea life in the oceans. This is either the hairiest, scariest bear-looking bird or a flying bear? Either way, this photographer got the best shot of it.

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That’s A Funny Looking Bird

That’s A Funny Looking Bird

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Here’s A Lesson On How Not To Fly

You’d think that flying would come instinctively to birds, but by the looks of it, it doesn’t. This fellow looks like he needs some flying lessons pronto. Resting your head on the branch is not the best way to take flight. Try flapping your wings buddy!

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Here’s A Lesson On How Not To Fly

Here’s A Lesson On How Not To Fly

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Something Is Tickling My Nose

This shark looks like he’s about to sneeze because something is tickling his nose. Wait a minute, it’s a seal trying to save himself from his jaws! Either the seal is extremely lucky or this is a baby shark that’s still learning how to catch his prey.

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Something Is Tickling My Nose

Something Is Tickling My Nose

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You Can’t See Me!

Isn’t it the cutest when little kids play hide-and-seek by covering their own eyes because they think you can’t see them? The thought behind it is If I can’t see you then you can’t see me either, right? This owl has the same idea it seems.

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You Can’t See Me!

You Can’t See Me!

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Biting Off More Than You Can Chew

The expression means that someone has taken on a task greater than what they’re capable of. But with this little frog, the saying is more literal. He certainly bit more than he could chew, in fact, he couldn’t even get it into his mouth to chew!

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Biting Off More Than You Can Chew

Biting Off More Than You Can Chew

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Can You Just Let Me Speak Please!

That moment when all you want to do is explain yourself but the other person won’t let you speak. We can all feel that bird’s frustration at not getting a chance to speak. All that’s left to do is shut his mouth yourself by force.

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Can You Just Let Me Speak Please!

Can You Just Let Me Speak Please!

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Don’t. Let. Me. Go.

We’ve all seen a movie scene similar to this where one character has to hold on for dear life while his friend is there to help him. Similarly, these lizards are re-enacting that scene. Although it looks like it didn’t end well for the one falling.

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Don’t. Let. Me. Go.

Don’t. Let. Me. Go.

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Nothing Better Than A Morning Ride

Staying fit and healthy is very important for your overall well being. That’s why it is important to incorporate exercise into your daily routine. Looks like this praying mantis certainly understands that concept and enjoys her morning ride around the forest. Let’s hope she eats healthy too.

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Nothing Better Than A Morning Ride

Nothing Better Than A Morning Ride

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Don’t Worry I’ll Take The Photo

It’s not always easy to get a group photo unless there’s someone else around to be the photographer. That’s why it’s nice when passersby offer to take the photo so no one is left out. Thank you, Mr. Reindeer… let’s just hope it’s not blurry.

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Don’t Worry I’ll Take The Photo

Don’t Worry I’ll Take The Photo

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An Ostrich For A Day

Life in the African savannah can be pretty boring if all you do is roam the land with your parents and nothing exciting happens. This little guy decided to create his own fun and was playing a game of “pretend-to-be-an-ostrich for a day.”

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An Ostrich For A Day

An Ostrich For A Day

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Let’s Get the Party Started!

This little bird loved his new birdbath so much that he just couldn’t help but dance with joy. His sprinkler moves are sure to attract his buddies and a party will soon break out at the local birdbath today. Bring on the splash party!

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Let’s Get the Party Started!

Let’s Get the Party Started!

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Good At Giving Directions

“Hey buddy, can you show me where you found that delicious sage you were talking about?” Because he likes being helpful, his friend replies, “Sure buddy, anything for you. You see that tall tree over there, well it’s just behind it, to the right.”

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Good At Giving Directions

Good At Giving Directions

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Deeply In Thought

When you see someone pacing a room you know they’re deep in thought and have a pressing matter that they need to resolve. This owl certainly looks the part. What pressing issue could possibly be bothering him to such a degree? Hope he figures it out.

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Deeply In Thought

Deeply In Thought

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Is Your Hearing Aid On George?

This is the perfect picture of an elderly couple trying to have a conversation but one party doesn’t have his hearing aid turned on. Either he forgot to switch it on or he’s left it off on purpose. Even the screaming doesn’t seem to phase him.

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Is Your Hearing Aid On George?

Is Your Hearing Aid On George?

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Oh My Goodness!

That moment when you receive some shocking news that leaves you speechless. By the look on this poor beaver’s face, we can see he must have received some pretty shocking news. Could it be that the structure he was building got washed away by the storm?

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Oh My Goodness!

Oh My Goodness!

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Another Relaxing Day In The Life Of A Baby Chimp

This little guy makes it look like the life of a chimp is pretty relaxing. His mom and other members of the family might be working hard collecting food and looking for shelter but he’s not having any of it. Being a baby chimp is great fun!

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Another Relaxing Day In The Life Of A Baby Chimp

Another Relaxing Day In The Life Of A Baby Chimp

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Am I Being Paranoid?

You know when you get the feeling that you’re being watched or followed but you dismiss it because you think you’re being paranoid? Well, this little guy shouldn’t ignore his gut feel and should start swimming for his life. Swim faster little guy, there’s a shark behind you!

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Am I Being Paranoid?

Am I Being Paranoid?

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And The Camouflage Winner Is…

Being a deer in the forest can be pretty dangerous because there are always predators lurking. That’s why learning the art of camouflage is so important. This deer should win a prize for his efforts in trying to camouflage himself among the ferns.

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And The Camouflage Winner Is...

And The Camouflage Winner Is…

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