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.
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
WE’RE all familiar with the heart-wrenching pictures of dogs abandoned in animal shelters, but one photographer has found an innovative way of showcasing the pooch’s personality .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .