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.
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .