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.
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
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 .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
LOCATIONS bursting with vibrant greens and chestnut browns, these photographs capture the peaceful English countryside in all its glory .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .