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.
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - FUNKY BUMP: FROM MIRROR bellies to rainbow bumps these pregnancy casts of stone and bronze could be the funkiest way to preserve your bump for posterity .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .