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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .