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.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .