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 DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
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 .