Nature's Comedy Show: Award-Winning Wildlife Photos That'll Crack You Up

6. Learning To Walk Like Humans

This charming picture shows young grizzly bears in a situation that exactly matches human behaviour, so making an immediately relevant and funny setting. The bears' straight posture and alignment are remarkably similar to those of people learning to walk or maybe performing a new dance step.

The photographer's timing is remarkable; he catches the bears exactly at the point when their natural movements most nearly match human motion. Though the bears are just acting naturally, the picture plays with the idea of wildlife adapting in a human-dominated environment. The background setting and the bears' attitudes accentuate the humorous impact and give the impression that they are quite carefully researching human movement patterns. Though it accomplishes it in a lighthearted manner that makes the major underlying message more approachable, this picture not only makes us laugh but also reminds us of the growing junction between human and wildlife environments.