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.
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .