The animal Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards is the best thing you’ll see this week

Every year a special photography ceremony is held. During the event photographers from around the world share the silliest animal photos they have captured.

Julian Radd took home the top prize at the 2015 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards and the annual event is now returning for its third year.

The awards were created by Tanzania-based photographers Tom Sullam and Paul Joynson-Hicks, who launched the contest last year.

“Instead of drawing attention to wildlife through showing foxes being ripped to pieces by hounds, or a bird that’s being slashed open and it’s filled with litter, we just thought, ‘Let’s celebrate the wildlife and raise awareness that way,'” Sullam said.

15. A Happy Owl

Photo by Edward Kopeschny/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.
Photo by Edward Kopeschny/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.

14. A Happy Cheetah

Photo by Barb D'Arpino/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards.
Photo by Barb D’Arpino/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards.

13. The Owls

Photo by Markus Pavlowsky/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.
Photo by Markus Pavlowsky/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.

12. A Goofy Baby Elephant

Photo by Michael Erwin/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.
Photo by Michael Erwin/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.

11. Baby Monkeys At Play

Photo by Sushil Chauhan/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.
Photo by Sushil Chauhan/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.

10. Chilling At The Beach

Photo by Rosario Losano/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.
Photo by Rosario Losano/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2016.