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.
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SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
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SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
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SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .