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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .