New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- The winners of the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards have been announced, marking a landmark year for the globally loved photography competition.

The 2025 edition received a record-breaking 10,000 entries from 109 countries, the highest number in the awards' 11-year history, underlining the growing appeal of wildlife photography that combines humour with conservation awareness.

The overall winning photograph, titled High Five, was captured by Mark Meth Cohn in Rwanda and features a playful gorilla mid-performance in the misty mountains. Cohn spent four days trekking through dense terrain in search of gorilla families before encountering the Amahoro group, where one young male stole the show.

Mark says he was "pirouetti...