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.
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
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 .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .