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.
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
Southern England, the south-west and west Wales have been warned to expect more wild weather, with heavy rain and high tides possibly leading to coastal flooding and travel disruption over the weekend .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .