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!
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .