CHEEKY BABY GORILLA

THIS cheeky gorilla tries his best to wriggle free from his mum. After a day of being carried around, he has finally had enough as he tries to escape from her arms. These heart-warming photographs captured by Dr Michal Samuni-Blank show this doting mother Gorilla and her three week old Infant in Bronx Zoo, New York.

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GIANT CANYON SWING

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AMAZING PANCAKE CREATIONS

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ARTY ELEPHANTS

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WHITE TAILED EAGLES FIGHT FOR FOOD

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: SWIMMING WITH SHARKS

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FREEZING MANATEES STRUGGLE TO STAY WARM

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POLAR BEAR HUG

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NERVOUS SQUIRREL

EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .

COLOURFUL KINGFISHERS DIVE FOR THEIR DINNER

A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .