While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes. But then there always exists an exception that proves the rule. In this case, a cheeky chappy at Bristol Zoo decided to take the plunge and dive straight into the moat designed to stop him from escaping his enclosure. And while many lesser great apes might shy away from a dip in the pool, this little guy was more than happy to enjoy a splash about in the water. After dipping his toe carefully into the edge, he deemed it was shallow enough for him to have a nice relaxing soak.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .