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.
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Here's a collection of art for the DIGIT-AL age as these fascinating illusions of landmarks, places and even a banana are made using just a pair of hands .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
