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 little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .