SAT with his arms folded and a cross look on his face, this Gorilla looks like he's had enough of the Christmas holidays already. The cheerless primate is not in the mood for any photographs, giving the camera the most irritated of glances. This amusing picture was taken by Louisiana writer Debi Dalio, 55, after a visit to the Rio Grande Zoo, New Mexico.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A 20st mum-of-four who was dangerously obese has lost half her body weight after her son drew her as a BLOB at school .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .