Angry Animals: Top 10 Cross Creatures, Mad Mammals and Bitter Beasts

We all have that one friend who has a knack for instagramming you at your absolute worst – so what happens when nature photographers capture these feisty moments in the Animal Kingdom? While a grumpy gorilla or an uppity owl can still look pretty adorable, there’s certainly more at stake with a snarly shark than a few ruffled feathers. Coo at canine curmudgeons, or cower from callous crustaceans, these moody mugs will leave you shaking – with laugher, or fear.

Peeved baby owl getting his feathers in a ruffle

Two male green iguanas, in full breeding colors, locked in a violent battle. Photography by Gergely Bíró

A Tiger Shark's underwater snarl photographed by Todd Bretl

Just a deer fight captured by John Wilhelm 

Underwater White Tiger feasting captured by Fernando Pinto

Getting told off by a young Southern Elephant Seal photographed by Serge Ouachée

Angry Birds in Germany

A hippo on the hunt photographed by John Wilhelm

Stubborn Gorilla captured by Debi Dalio

Battling tigers photographed by Paul Keates