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 young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A family of foster carers are facing bankruptcy and homelessness after they signed up to a Government scheme to renovate their house to be used for disabled children's short breaks .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
