This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate. Using his fingers to prise open his friend's mouth, he carefully inspects his teeth, searching for any unwanted visitors. The comical photographs were captured by British photographer, David Williams, 41, on a visit to Tama Zoo, in Tokyo, Japan last week.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .