FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle. Fighting to become successful young adults, they throw punches and push each other in a bid to win the fight. These fierce images taken by Dr Michal Samuni-Blank, capture the pair of blackback gorillas as they punch and chase each other around their impressive enclosure. Michal, an Israeli-Born zoologist, took the snaps at Bronx Zoo, New York in order to learn more about the primates.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .