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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .