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.
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .