WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness. Splashing about in the water, the young elephant revels in an afternoon spent playing with her brother in their enclosure at Ragunan National Zoo in Jakarta, Indonesia. For elephants, touching is an important form of communication, and individuals greet each other by stroking or wrapping their trunks.
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A WIMBLEDON-mad couple will be creating a racket this summer - after installing a TENNIS COURT in their living room .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .