Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done. The energetic yellow baboon performs an impressive series of backflips – much to the delight of a baby monkey. Clutching his hands in excitement, the little baboon watches in awe as his idol flips through the air like a trained acrobat. The heart-warming photographs were shot by Australian wildlife photographer Marc Mol, 55, at the Ruaha National Park in Tanzania. Marc said: “It went on for over 15 minutes, and it was a joy to witness. I just sat and laughed.
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .