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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .