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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RESTLESS BEAR CUB

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WOMAN TRANSFORMS HERSELF INTO CARTOON CHARACTERS USING PAINT

A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint.

ABANDONED PLAZA HOTEL

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STRIPED MARLIN SPEARS ITS CATCH

A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish.

EXERCISING OTTERS

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync.

TUNNEL FOR VICTORY

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SNEAKY OTTER

A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish.

ADORABLE OWLS SHELTER FROM THE RAIN

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain.

ADORABLE PENGUINS HATCH AT UK ZOO

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in.

UNDERWATER DIVERS FEED TIGER SHARKS

SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch.

ALL ABOARD THE MONKEY EXPRESS

Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara.

FIGHTING FOX IS BEATEN BY EAGLES

A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan.