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.
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .