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.
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .