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.
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
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 .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of 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 .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .