FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle. Fighting to become successful young adults, they throw punches and push each other in a bid to win the fight. These fierce images taken by Dr Michal Samuni-Blank, capture the pair of blackback gorillas as they punch and chase each other around their impressive enclosure. Michal, an Israeli-Born zoologist, took the snaps at Bronx Zoo, New York in order to learn more about the primates.
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
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 .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .