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!
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .