A delighted dormouse is crowned winner of the Comedy Wildlife Awards, with a shocked seal and some frisky bears among the brilliant runners-up

A hilarious photograph of an apparently delighted dormouse perched atop a flower has won a top prize at the 2017 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. The adorable snap, which shows the cute rodent climbing up a yarrow flower in the Italian mountains, won the Creatures of the Land category. The photography competition aims to raise awareness of conservation through comedy - and received more than 3,500 entries from 86 countries. Its winners, judged by the likes of TV presenter Kate Humble and comedian Hugh Dennis, were announced last night. They included shots of a couple of randy bears enjoying a moonlit close encounter on a hill in Romania, a couple of mudskippers looking gobsmacked in the mud, and a fox getting a very non-traditional hole-in-one. A good ol' chuckle: This adorable snap, which shows a cute dormouse climbing up a yarrow flower in the Italian mountains, won the Creatures of the Land category. The photographer, Andrea Zampatti, 32, from Monticelli in Italy, took the photo while hiking on Mount Guglielmo. He said: 'I was walking along the track and I began to hear a sharp and strange "call" coming from the edge of the forest. After a few minutes of searching, with amazement and happiness, I found this tiny dormouse' +17 A good ol' chuckle: This adorable snap, which shows a cute dormouse climbing up a yarrow flower in the Italian mountains, won the Creatures of the Land category. The photographer, Andrea Zampatti, 32, from Monticelli in Italy, took the photo while hiking on Mount Guglielmo. He said: 'I was walking along the track and I began to hear a sharp and strange "call" coming from the edge of the forest. After a few minutes of searching, with amazement and happiness, I found this tiny dormouse' Love under the stars: A couple of randy bears enjoy some not-so-secret nighttime fun in the snow while silhouetted by moonlight. The photograph was taken by Bence Mate in Harghita, Romania +17 Love under the stars: A couple of randy bears enjoy some not-so-secret nighttime fun in the snow while silhouetted by moonlight. The photograph was taken by Bence Mate in Harghita, Romania What are you gawping at? Daniel Trim won highly commended for his snap of two mudskippers fighting over territory in Krabi, Thailand. Mudskippers are amphibious fish known for defending their territory and courting potential mates. They are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate climates. There were several categories in the competition - including On The Land, Up in the Air, Under the Sea, Portfolio, Juniors and the overall winner +17 What are you gawping at? Daniel Trim won highly commended for his snap of two mudskippers fighting over territory in Krabi, Thailand. Mudskippers are amphibious fish known for defending their territory and courting potential mates. They are found in tropical, subtropical and temperate climates. There were several categories in the competition - including On The Land, Up in the Air...