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.
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .