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.
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .