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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
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Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .