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.
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
WEARING tiny Christmas accessories, these adorable babies get into the spirit of the season .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .