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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Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
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A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
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VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .