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 curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .