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.
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 .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
