A meerkat appears to look like it just remembered it needs to be somewhere in Little Karoo, South Africa, May, 2015. [Photo/VCG]

The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards aim to promote conservation and the welfare of wild animals through a photography competition.

For the 2016 awards, things are heating up as a shortlist of 40 entries has been revealed. This year's competition saw over 2200 hilarious entries submitted from around the world and contest winners will be announced on November 10.

Let's check out some of the finalists.