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.
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .