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.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
CONTRASTING settings reveal some of England’s most beautiful landscapes in all their glory .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .