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.
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .