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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
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 .