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 kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
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 .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .