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

Image source, Mary McGowan/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, 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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Image source, Shane Keena/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, Shane Keena won the Creatures of the Air prize with this photo of an owl apparently playing peek-a-boo

Image source, Tanya Houppermans/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, Smile for the camera! Tanya Houpperman won the Under the Sea category with this photo of a grinning blue shark

Image source, Arshdeep Singh/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, This surprised owl in Kapurthala, India, won Arshdeep Singh the Junior Award

Image source, Valtteri Mulkahain/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, Valtteri Mulkahainen won the Amazing Internet Portfolio category with a series of pictures of a family of brown bears in Finland

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'Highly Commended' photos

Image source, Kallol Mukherjee/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, A rhino appears to wear a peacock-feather tutu in Kallol Mukherjee's highly commended photo, taken in Gorumara National Park, India

Image source, Danielle D'Ermo/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, This exasperated bear was snapped by Danielle D'Ermo in Alaska

Image source, Roie Galitz/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, Roie Galitz spotted this budding photographer in Svalbard

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Image source, Geert Weggen/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, Geert Weggen photographed this red squirrel doing the splits in Sweden

Image source, Barney Koszalka/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, A moose blows a raspberry in Barney Koszalka's photo, taken in Wyoming, US

Image source, Sergey Savvi/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, Two lizards appear to do the tango in Wilpattu, Sri Lanka, in Sergev Savvi's picture

Image source, Sergey Savvi/CWPA/Barcroft Images

Image caption, 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.