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.
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
