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.
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .