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.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .