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 THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
