A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .

The San Antonio Zoo in Texas has welcomed a bizarre new addition - a two-headed turtle named Thelma and Louise .

WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .

AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .

A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .

It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .

WITH THE WIND blowing through their fur, you'll believe a dog can fly in these hilarious images .

A Canadian woman who is obsessed with all things mythical has had her ears cut and shaped to look like an ELF .

SWOOPING down from the sky, this agitated eagle is looking for a fight .

While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .

Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .

A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park .