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.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .