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 RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
