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 grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .