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. The cheerless primate is not in the mood for any photographs, giving the camera the most irritated of glances. This amusing picture was taken by Louisiana writer Debi Dalio, 55, after a visit to the Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico.
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .