POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil.- The Pope was mobbed by thousands of worshippers on the first day of his week-long visit to Brazil. 2 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rio this week for the first international trip by the new Pontiff, and the first visit by a South American Pope to the continent....
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SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A group of shelter dogs showcase their loveable personalities in a series of passport-style photographs - in the hope of finding their forever homes .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WITH A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .