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.
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .