A sense of humor is a characteristic that many of us assume is only found among humans. However, according to Live Science, our primate relatives — chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans — all produce laughter-like sounds when tickled.
Koko, the gorilla that knew sign language, would tie her trainer's shoes together, sign, "chase," and then laugh.
So, who knows? Ants and spiders may share their own jokes that we have no idea about. And it'd be hard for a giraffe or puffer fish not to laugh from time to time given their looks.
Don't get me started on hyenas.
The photographers and wildlife conservationists from the Comedy and Wildlife Awards do a great job that humans aren't the only animals that enjoy having a laugh.
Every year, they hand out an award to the funniest wildlife photo and they've just released their top 44 finalists for the 2020 awards. So, we're sharing our top 21 favorites.
The winners will be announced on October 22 with the top photographer winning an incredible one-week safari with Alex Walker's Serian in the Masai Mara, Kenya as well as a unique handmade trophy from the Art Garage in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
What's your favorite photo? You can vote on the People's Choice winner on their website.
Here are 21 of our favorite finalists.
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- Autotune of Trump supporters losing their minds after election loss is an instant classic - Upworthy ›
- Kevin Parry turns himself into random objects - Upworthy ›
- The 2021 Comedy Wildlife Awards winners - Upworthy ›
- The 2021 Comedy Wildlife Awards winners - Upworthy ›
- Photographer catches wildlife in her bird feeder ›
- Photographer catches wildlife in her bird feeder - Upworthy ›
- Lost parrot makes his way home by playing 'peek-a-boo' - Upworthy ›