Polar bear

Polar bear

Credit: Screen grab from Animal Planet, Discovery Channel

Humans are not the only creatures getting in on the craze that has won "selfie" the title of Word of the Year by Oxford Dictionaries. Unbeknownst to them, wild animals have also picked up on the trend, albeit a bit less earnestly than their human counterparts. This polar bear sniffs out a camera that Animal Planet set up to observe the beasts in their natural environment.

Sea eagle

Sea eagle

Credit: ABC Kimberley Broadcasting & Media Production

This Australian sea eagle poses for a camera that it snatched from wildlife rangers trying to study crocodiles in Western Australia.

Penguin

Penguin

Credit: Alex Cowan, G Adventures' M/S Expedition

A Gentoo penguin poses for a camera that it snatched from the Canadian cruise ship M/S Expedition during a trip around Antarctica.

Persian leopard

Persian leopard

Credit: WCS Afghanistan Program

A Persian leopard struts its stuff for a camera trap in Afghanistan's central highlands.

Pallas's cats

Pallas's cats

Credit: WWF/Wangchuck Centennial Park

A Pallas's cat shyly captures a selfie in the Himalayas of Bhutan.

Snow leopard

Snow leopard

Credit: Panthera/FFI

This elusive snow leopard takes a calm look into a camera trap before it continues stalking through Tajikistan.

Black bear

Black bear

Credit: Chris Wemmer/ Camera Trap Codger

This bashful, or perhaps just clumsy, black bear grabs a camera trap and captures a selfie of its foot in California.