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 Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .