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.
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
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 .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
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 .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .