FIGHTING BABOONS

THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit. The two battling monkeys were photographed by Indonesian photographer Monica Anantyowati, 42, after she spotted the scuffle on a trip to Surabaya Zoo, Indonesia. “These photographs capture a special moment that you would rarely get to see when visiting a zoo.” says Monica of Malang, East Java.

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