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!
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
