RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave. Clearly enjoying his bath, he then starts his morning cleaning routine as he begins tending to his feet. These adorable photographs were captured by Welsh aircraft engineer Phil Morgan, 45, after he took the trip to the Jigokudani Yaen-koen wildlife park, Japan, to photograph the cute Japanese macaque.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
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 .