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In Pictures: The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2018

A shocked squirrel has scooped the overall prize in this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

Out of thousands of entries from around the world, Mary McGowan, from Tampa, Florida, won the overall prize with her photo titled Caught in the Act.

Other entrants included an exasperated bear, a smiley shark and a rhino appearing to wear a tutu.

Here is a selection of some of the hilarious winners and highly commended entries.

Winning photos

News imageMary McGowan/CWPA/Barcroft Images Shocked squirrelMary McGowan/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Mary McGowan's photo of a shocked squirrel was the overall winner, as well as taking the People's Choice and Creatures of the Land awards
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News imageShane Keena/CWPA/Barcroft Images Owl peekingShane Keena/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Shane Keena won the Creatures of the Air prize with this photo of an owl apparently playing peek-a-boo
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News imageTanya Houppermans/CWPA/Barcroft Images SharkTanya Houppermans/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Smile for the camera! Tanya Houpperman won the Under the Sea category with this photo of a grinning blue shark
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News imageArshdeep Singh/CWPA/Barcroft Images Perched owlArshdeep Singh/CWPA/Barcroft Images
This surprised owl in Kapurthala, India, won Arshdeep Singh the Junior Award
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News imageValtteri Mulkahain/CWPA/Barcroft Images Three bear cubs on a tree trunk with an adult bear on the groundValtteri Mulkahain/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Valtteri Mulkahainen won the Amazing Internet Portfolio category with a series of pictures of a family of brown bears in Finland

'Highly Commended' photos

News imageKallol Mukherjee/CWPA/Barcroft Images A rhino with peacock feathers behind itKallol Mukherjee/CWPA/Barcroft Images
A rhino appears to wear a peacock-feather tutu in Kallol Mukherjee's highly commended photo, taken in Gorumara National Park, India
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News imageDanielle D'Ermo/CWPA/Barcroft Images Bear holding a paw against its faceDanielle D'Ermo/CWPA/Barcroft Images
This exasperated bear was snapped by Danielle D'Ermo in Alaska
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News imageRoie Galitz/CWPA/Barcroft Images Polar bear looking at a camera on a tripodRoie Galitz/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Roie Galitz spotted this budding photographer in Svalbard
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News imageGeert Weggen/CWPA/Barcroft Images Squirrel holding on to plants with its feetGeert Weggen/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Geert Weggen photographed this red squirrel doing the splits in Sweden
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News imageBarney Koszalka/CWPA/Barcroft Images A moose blowing a raspberry at another mooseBarney Koszalka/CWPA/Barcroft Images
A moose blows a raspberry in Barney Koszalka's photo, taken in Wyoming, US
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News imageSergey Savvi/CWPA/Barcroft Images Two embraced lizardsSergey Savvi/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Two lizards appear to do the tango in Wilpattu, Sri Lanka, in Sergev Savvi's picture
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News imageSergey Savvi/CWPA/Barcroft Images Two monkeys fightingSergey Savvi/CWPA/Barcroft Images
Sergey Savvi also snapped these two dusky leaf monkeys in a highly dramatic fight in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards is releasing a book, which helps support the Born Free Foundation charity.