WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze. Bathing in the hot springs, he looks right at home as he indulges in a bit of me time. This calm monkey was captured by Edinburgh photographer Chris Rush, 26, while visiting the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Japan. “These photographs capture one of the most beautiful creatures I have ever encountered,” says Chris, originally of Newcastle.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
