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 BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
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 .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .