Zookeepers share their funniest animal snaps of 2024 - from a cheeky baby monkey escaping his mother to a very hungry hippo

Source: Mail Online

Published: Dec, 15 2024 13:02

Zookeepers from around the world have shared their funniest and cutest animal pictures of 2024. The adorable snaps were shared by keepers from across the globe, with entries from zoos and wildlife centres in the UK, Denmark, the USA and more. The informal competition is run by Facebook page Zoo Keepers Europe, which has amassed nearly 16,000 members since its creation in 2014.

Image Credit: Mail Online [Al Capone the Brazilian tapir smiles for the camera at Newquay Zoo photo taken by Tracey Twomey]

One of the top-rated pictures by judges this year included a snap of a Gelada monkey grabbing her baby by the tail as he attempts to dive from a rock, snapped by Chloe Stamper at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Another highly rated shot was the work of Terri-May Cook at the New Forest Wildlife Park in Hampshire, who captured the moment two smooth coated otters checked out their own reflection in the glass of their exhibit.

Image Credit: Mail Online [A hippo at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark, enjoying his dinner, in a picture taken by Christina Christensen]

Across the pond, Bryan Kao of the Bronx Zoo, New York City, caught a snap of a two-toed otter scratching its chin. Meanwhile in Denmark, Christina Christensen of Copenhagen Zoo snapped a photo of Chin, the baby Asian elephant, attempting to smash a pumpkin.

Image Credit: Mail Online [Giraffe sticking out its tongue at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark, picture taken by Christina Christensen]

Some of the UK's best entries include a photo of Lumi the black rhino, chasing starlings at Yorkshire Zoo, taken by keeper Zoe Brown. Zookeepers from around the world have shared their funniest and cutest animal pictures of 2024. Pictured: A Gelada monkey grabbing her baby by the tail by Chloe Stamper.

Image Credit: Mail Online [Another highly rated shot was the work of Terri-May Cook at the New Forest Wildlife Park in Hampshire, who captured the moment two smooth coated otters checked out their own reflection in the glass of their exhibit]

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