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 TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
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