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.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .