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 hilarious photographs were captured by British photographer David Williams, 41, on a visit to Tama Zoo, in Hino, Japan. David, from Bangor, Wales, says: “In these pictures you can see a macaque looking inside a friend's mouth, searching for fleas or insects.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .