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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .