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.
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
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 .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .