BRIGHT eyed and bushy tailed, a rare monkey catches a ride on the back of its mum in Chester Zoo. At only 12 weeks old, buffy-headed capuchin monkey is one of the world’s rarest species of primates. Dr Nick Davis, assistant curator of mammals at Chester Zoo, said: “In the past they were abundant in the Atlantic rainforests of eastern Brazil, but sadly they’re now on the verge of disappearing from the wild because of severe destruction to their habitat and intense hunting.
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .