这些野生动物的照片让我们捧腹大笑

These wildlife photos are all about the belly laugh

这些野生动物的照片让我们捧腹大笑

When it comes to making us laugh, animals are naturals.

说到逗我们笑，动物是天生的。

Maybe because they don't try to make us laugh — but often find themselves in situations that remind us of our own foibles.

也许是因为他们不想逗我们笑，但他们经常发现自己处于让我们想起自己缺点的境地。

'That's Hilarious, Steve' (Photo: Lloyd Durham/Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2019)

No, that doesn't mean we’ll ever accidentally get caught in a spray of rhino urine. But the way animals respond to surprising — even hair-raising — situations can seem all-too-hilariously human.

不，这并不意味着我们会不小心被犀牛尿溅到。但是，动物对令人惊讶甚至令人毛骨悚然的情况的反应，似乎太滑稽可笑了。

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards revels in that bridge between humans and animals. Through the free, online competition, founders Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam hope that by tickling our funny bone, these images may also strike a chord for conservation.

喜剧野生动物摄影奖以人类和动物之间的桥梁为乐。通过免费的在线竞争，创始人保罗·约翰逊-希克斯和汤姆·萨拉姆希望通过逗乐我们的笑骨，这些图片也能引起人们对保护动物的共鸣。

"Every year we do this competition it gets more and more exciting seeing how people visualise the funny sides of wildlife in the wild," Joynson-Hicks notes in a press release. "And each year we see a wider variety of species doing funny things, whether it's a very naughty penguin (which had my kids rolling around the floor in hysterics) or dancing lions, a chillin' chimp or even bee-eaters having a shouting match, they're hysterical.

“每年我们都会举办这样的比赛，看到人们如何想象野生动物有趣的一面，这变得越来越令人兴奋，”汉森-希克斯在一份新闻稿中写道。“每年我们都会看到更多种类的动物在做一些有趣的事情，无论是非常淘气的企鹅(我的孩子们在地板上歇斯底里地打滚)，还是跳舞的狮子，还是打颤的黑猩猩，甚至是吃蜜蜂的动物在大吵大叫，它们都是歇斯底里的。”

"Of course, the other aspect of our funny competition is letting people know what they can do at home to be conservationists. Our planet is in distress; we all know that, now we just need to know what to do. Hopefully, we can provide a few small tips to get people started."

“当然，我们有趣的竞争的另一个方面是让人们知道他们可以在家里做什么来成为环保主义者。我们的星球是痛苦的;我们都知道，现在我们只需要知道该怎么做。希望我们能提供一些小建议，帮助人们开始创业。”

Those tips include shopping responsibly, reducing how much water we use at home, and becoming a "wild influencer" — someone who leverages social media to raise awareness about the need for conservation.

这些建议包括负责任地购物，减少我们在家里的用水量，成为一个“狂野的影响者”——利用社交媒体提高人们对保护环境的意识。

And now, without further ado, here's a selection of this year's finalists. You can see more and even vote for your favorite for the Affinity Photo People's Choice Award. Winners will be announced on Nov. 13.

现在，事不宜迟，我们来盘点一下今年的决赛选手。你可以看到更多，甚至为你最喜欢的亲近感照片人民选择奖投票。获奖名单将于11月13日公布。