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.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .