GIVE US A KISS - CHEEKY ORANGUTAN PUCKERS UP FOR CAMERA

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.

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