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.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
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 .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .