RAISING his foot into the air, this cheeky monkey offers an unusual wave. Clearly enjoying his bath, he then starts his morning cleaning routine as he begins tending to his feet. These adorable photographs were captured by Welsh aircraft engineer Phil Morgan, 45, after he took the trip to the Jigokudani Yaen-koen wildlife park, Japan, to photograph the cute Japanese macaque.
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
