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.
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .