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 hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .