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.
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak.
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef.
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can.
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS.
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule.
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight.