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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .