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!
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
