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 .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
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 .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
