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!
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .