WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure. The blissful ape throws herself around using trees, branches and ropes in Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, Massachusetts. The playful scene was captured by photographer Abeselom Zerit when he visited the zoo in north-western America. The 43-year-old, of Pawtucket , Rhode Island, says: "This adolescent chimp, named Tanzie, turned six in March and she reminds me a lot of my own five-year-old - very curious and rascally!
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .