A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo. After a morning spent wandering around her enclosure, the restless ape finally sits down to relax, but not before showing off numerous facial expressions. Israeli zoologist and wildlife photographer Michal Samuni-Blank photographed the playful western lowland gorilla when she visited Bronx Zoo in New York. Michal of New York, says: “The gorilla’s name is Julia and she has a very special personality. She is very outgoing and is one of a few gorillas in the zoo that interacts with the visitors.
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A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
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Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
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