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!
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
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GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
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FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
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WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .