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.
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
