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.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .