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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
