Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Top Photos

10. 'Nice Joke Steve, You're So Hilarious'

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Two zebras share in this precisely timed picture what seems to be a close-knit moment of friendship that everyone who has ever cracked a private joke with a buddy will instantly identify. The picture shows the zebras in what seems to be mid-conversation, one (named Steve) seemingly having just delivered the punchline of a somewhat risqué joke. One zebra looks to be actually laughing while the other seems to be wearing that contented grin of someone who knows they have just produced comic gold. Their body language and expressions are quite human-like. The photographer has caught not only the overt interactions but also the subdued subtleties of friendship and male bonding that cut across species. The remark regarding male rumour gives an already lovely setting a pleasing social critique.