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 .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .