Best Animal Pictures Of 2012

From a cheeky sloth gatecrashing a holiday snap to a harmless gannet that transformed itself into a Great White, here is a collection of the most memorable animal pictures of the year.

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    1. A sloth gatecrashes a groups holiday snap in the jungle. The group of youngsters on an International Student Volunteers expedition from all over the world had been helping cut paths in the dense woodl
    2. This stunning photo shows the moment a herd of elephants disturbed hundreds of red-billed queleas, small birds that weigh just ten grammes each, at a watering hole in East Tsavo, Kenya (Caters)
    3. The seven-week-old German Shepherds are being groomed as the next generation of canine crime-fighters for West Midlands Police. The cute and fluffy dogs are being taught to be "obsessed with toys
    4. This stunning image, called 'Gannet Jacuzzi' was the winner of the 2012 British Wildlife Photography Awards. The image was shot by Dr Matt Doggett at a remote location off the north coast of S
    5. Anzac the joey and Peggy the wombat became best friends after sharing a pouch together at the Wildlife Kilmore Rescue Centre in Victoria, Australia. Worker Lisa Milligan said the unlikely friends are
    6. This incredible photo shows an otter seeking guidance by praying. This rare snap was taken by Hertfordshire based photographer Marac Andrev Kolodzinski. Marac had to wait over two hours in the freezin
    7. This sleepy dormouse has been rehomed in a coconut shell after he was rescued from a tea shop. He was scooped up by a visitor and taken to the Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre, near Highbridge in S
    8. Two Green turtles, Shelley and Casey, share a high five underwater. The photograph was taken by Australian snapper Troy Mayne ,39, at Moore Reef, on the Great barrier Reef. He has written a series of
    9. Roly Poly, the overweight hedgehog (right) got so fat he could not roll into a ball. He is pictured here with a normal sized hedgehog (left), He has been put on a diet after ballooning to twice his n
    10. Staff at an animal charity have named an abandoned blind cat Stevie Wonder because the pet loves playing the piano. Animal carers believe the six-year-old moggie - who was found in a garden - craves p
    11. A cheeky owl gives a Simon Cowell-style wink to the camera. Wildlife photographer Mark Hancox snapped the Little Owl giving the X Factor judge's trademark gesture last Friday. Patient Mark, 48, wa
    12. A school of dolphins become fascinated by a single penguin at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, in California. Fozzie, the African penguin, was busy minding his own business when his antics suddenly became
    13. "Eyeballs", was captured after residents claimed the wild eagle owl had been terrorising residents, attacking a gardener and a poodle. The wild animal had been welcomed into the home of one
    14. A mischievous marmot has a taste of life on the other side of the lens. Tired of being photographed, the cute creature took the opportunity to take some pictures itself after spotting an unattended ca
    15. Spangles, the crossed-eyes kitty, became an internet sensation after his owner, 25-year-old Mary Buchanan of South Carolina, regularly posted photos of the three-year-old cat in a variety of different
    16. Buggy hell! These ants look like they need a change of career from worker ants to circus ants as they perform a series of daredevil tricks. The incredible stunts range from balancing giant seed pods f
    17. A diver coaxes a high five out of a maneating shark. Eli Martinez, 40, was interacting with the apparently laid-back lemon shark in the balmy waters off the coast of The Bahamas. The normally ferociou
    18. This cheeky giraffe likes to take a dip in a swimming pool in Tanzania to cool off from the hot weather. Workers at the Kilimanjaro Golf and Wildlife Estate said the giraffe thinks he's a cross be
    19. A cheeky squirrel shows he's nuts about photography and attempts a self-portrait. Keen wildlife photographer Dennis Greenwood, 50, captured the lovely shot while his friends were setting up their
    20. This extraordinary picture captures the moment a harmless gannet seems to be being stalked by a ferocious shark. As the oblivious bird gently paddles across the waters surface it looks like a sinister