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.
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .