An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .

Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .

AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .

WELCOME to the real Frankenstein's lab where carefully pickled creatures are left to stew in jars .

Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .

AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .

Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .

A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .

From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .

WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

A five-week-old newborn from Fife has become the UK’s youngest beauty pageant baby .