SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can. Feeling flirty on this particular morning, this female orang-utan named Nonja, 37, decided to send out a bit of love to zoo visitors, showing off her best pout. These hilarious photographs were taken by animal photographer Josef Gelernter, 32, after a visit to Vienna Zoo, Austria.
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
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 .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .