The take-your-breath-away category is usually used for photos of the natural world, but it doesn't have to be that way.

It's only right that we celebrate the ridiculous side of animals like we celebrate the cool side of them.

The Whitely Fund for Nature is a UK charity that celebrates nature's wackier side.

The winners will be announced on December 8th. You can see the entire gallery on the awards' site.

A squirrel leaping through the air stares directly at the camera.

Credit: Alex Pansier/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A baby duck uses turtles lined up across a river as stepping stones.

Credit: Ryan Sims/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A raccoon stands in the snow smiling and waving.

Credit: Miroslav Srb/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A turkey stands next to an ice box with its beak stretched wide in what looks like a grin.

Credit: Lincoln Macgregor/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A baby bear sniffs a flower.

Credit: Valtteri Mulkahainen/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A hippo with its mouth wide open surfaces in the water next to a long-legged bird.

Credit: Jacques Alcalay/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A moose pulls back its lips in a grin.

Credit: Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A large bird stands behind a cow with its wings spread, making it look like the cow has wings.

Credit: Jagdeep Rajput/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A monkey perched in a tree has its mouth open in apparent shock.

Credit: Andy Evans/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

A fish flies out of the water and hits a shocked bear in the head.

Credit: John Chaney/Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022

It's great.