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.
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
