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 little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .