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 trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
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 .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .