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.
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .