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.
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .