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.
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
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 brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .