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.
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
