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. The cheerless primate is not in the mood for any photographs, giving the camera the most irritated of glances. This amusing picture was taken by Louisiana writer Debi Dalio, 55, after a visit to the Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .