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!
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .