An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America. Born 10th January 2013, the infant Sumatran orangutan was the first child of mum Blaze. Pongo was born by Caesarean section and was raised by a team of zoo keepers, volunteers and veterinarians, while his mum recovered. First-time mother Blaze initially had to learn to develop maternal skills following her son's birth by Caesarean section last January.
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
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 .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .