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.
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
