Photo of the Day: Spreewald Forest, Germany

Farmer Harald Wenske transports a harvest of pumpkins yesterday from a field that can be reached only by his traditional boat in Lehde in the Spreewald forest, Germany. (Patrick Pleul / The Guardian)

Photo of the Day: Family Portrait

Kukena the baby western lowland gorilla clings to his mum Salome as Kukena celebrates his first birthday on September 27th at Bristol Zoo Gardens. (PA)

Photo of the Day: Wrong Turn

A truck hangs from the Chavantes bridge near Fartura, southern Brazil. The truck driver survived the accident uninjured. (AP)

Photo of the Day: Waiting for the New iPhone 5

Fans of technology giant Apple, camp outside the Apple store on Regents Street in Central London 48 hours before the official release of the new iPhone 5. (WENN)

Photo of the Day: Keep Calm and Have a Rest

A baby alligator rests on its mother’s head at the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge. (Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post)

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Photo of the Day: Fly Away

Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy flies over Swiss mountains in close-formation with a Spitfire MH434 piloted by Nigel Lamb. (Christian Mauron/PHOTOPRESS/Breitling via AP Images)

Photo of the Day: A Dog Relaxes on a Heap of Coal

A dog relaxes on a heap of coal at the Kankaria Railway Yard in Ahmedabad on September 5, 2012. Indian police on September 4 opened a probe into five coal companies after raiding premises across the country over the alleged misallocation of lucrative mining rights. (Sam Panthaky/AFP photo)

Photo of the Day: Contact

1-year-old Sully Scott meets curious sea lion “Avila” at Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s newest exhibit, Sea Lion Cove. (John Walker/The Fresno Bee)

Photo of the Day: Dangerous

Jamie Addison does some tricks on his scooter at Eastbourne Skate Park in Eastbourne. It is the new sports-craze sweeping the country but one 11-year-old is taking the art of micro-scooting to the extreme. (Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: Because You’re Worth It

Tiny the lion whips his mane, reminiscent of the famous L’Oreal adverts at the Wildlife Heritage Foundation in Kent. (Carl Stovell / Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: Cooling Off

Two dogs cool themselves down at a fountain in Budapest. Hungary was hit by heat waves on Tuesday. (Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: Standing Room Only

People cool down in a swimming pool, also in Daying county, Sichuan province, China. (AP)

Photo of the Day: On the Edge

A Slackliner walks on a highline at Wendelstein mountain near Bayrisch Zell in the Bavarian Alps. The sportsman is secured by a safety rope but has to cross 229 feet at an altitude of 5,905 feet. (Uwe Lein/dapd)

Photo of the Day: Shake Your Body

A dog shakes water out of its fur at Edersee reservoir near Rehbach, Germany. (Uwe Zucchi/AFP/Getty Images)

Photo of the Day: Training Session

Children take part in a gymnastics training session at Bozhou Gymnastics Training Base, China. (Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: New Hope

One of four 3-week-old newborn sand cats, peers from a cave in the Ramat Gan Safari near Tel Aviv. The Safari spokeswoman reported a total of 7 sand cats currently living in captivity in Israel, and said the country’s sand cat population had been completely extinct, mostly due to habitat destruction. (AP)

Photo of the Day: Seeng Double

Rare double rainbows are seen in the in the sky in Tekes, China. (Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: Photo Finish

What is believed to be the first ever town-centre sheep racing competition in Scotland. Moffat staged the event on the high street in what organisers hope will become an annual competition. (Rex)

Photo of the Day: Creative Grooming at its Best

A poodle creatively groomed into a panda design in United States. (Barcroft)

Photo of the Day: Vibrant Bunch

A man carries a flower arrangement on his black during the annual festival of flowers in Medellin. The flower festival is one of the most important events of Medellin and has been celebrated every year since 1957. (AP)

Photo of the Day: The Trapped Squirrel

A squirrel is trapped in a manhole cover in Isenhagen, Germany. After they were called by neighbors, police managed to free the animal by using olive oil. (Police Hanover)

Photo of the Day: Happy

A sunflower smiling at visitors in a field in Tokyo. A number of smiling sunflowers amongst some 20,000 greeted visitors during the weekend. (Getty)

Photo of the Day: Moar Catz Pleez

Lita Velasquez feeds cats in the central park of Lima’s upscale seaside Miraflores district, in Peru. About 120 felines populate the park. (AP)

Photo of the Day: Holi Festival in Berlin

People throw colored powder into the air during the Holi Festival in Berlin. The original Holi, also known as the festival of colors, is a festival celebrated in India and other Hindu countries. Some thousands of people celebrated this event with Indian Djs, acrobatics and dance in the German capital. (Oliver Lang/dapd) Click image to zoom.