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FLIPPIN' HECK

Hilarious image of penguin giving pal the cold shoulder takes top prize in comedy photo awards

A PENGUIN flips off his friend - as thousands compete for a top comedy photo gong.

The winning pic, taken on the Falkland Islands, shows two gentoo penguins hanging out before one snubs his mate with a fin.

Cold shoulder - a penguin snubs another bird
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Cold shoulder - a penguin snubs another bird
Fish and lips - these two seem to pose for the camera
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Fish and lips - these two seem to pose for the camera
Yawn free - the beast gapes its mouth behind heron
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Yawn free - the beast gapes its mouth behind heron

The hilarious snap, taken by American photographer Jennifer Hadley, won a public vote to be named the funniest animal snap of 2022.

Other top photos include a hungry hippo ready to feast on a heron, and a one-eyed owl peering out from a pipeline.

Some 5000 comedy snaps were competing to win the Comedy Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.

Hadley also scooped the top judges prize for her shot of a lion cub displaying not-so cat-like reflexes as it ploughs head first into a tree.

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Wounded pride - a lion cub runs head first into a tree trunk
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Wounded pride - a lion cub runs head first into a tree trunk
Eyes old owl - the bird of prey peeps out of a pipe
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Eyes old owl - the bird of prey peeps out of a pipe
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