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.
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .