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.
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .