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.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .