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.
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .