Zookeepers from around the world have shared their funniest and cutest animal photos of 2024, with entries from zoos and wildlife centers in the UK, Denmark, the U.S. and more. The informal competition is run by Zookeepers Europe, which has amassed nearly 16,000 members since its creation in 2014. One of the top-rated pictures by judges this year included a snap of Al Capone (above), the Brazilian tapir smiling for the camera at Newquay Zoo in the UK. Scroll through the photos and you’ll see some of the funniest photos of animals this year.
A Gelada monkey grabbing her baby by the tail as he attempts to dive from a rock at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in the UK.
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| A hippo at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark enjoying his dinner |
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| A giraffe sticking out his tongue at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark |
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| Smooth-coated otters checking out their reflections at the New Forest Wildlife Park in Hampshire, UK |
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| Alice the red panda looks shocked at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in UK |
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| Lumi the black rhino chasing starlings at Yorkshire Zoo in UK |
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| A two-toed sloth scratching its chin at the Bronx Zoo in New York |
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| A rusty-spotted cat at Bridlington Animal Park in the UK |
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| An inquisitive spotted laughingthrush at the Newquay Zoo in the UK |
