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.
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
If you tune into primetime coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games, you’re most likely going to see London’s new Aquatic Center from many angles as athletes from all around the globe compete for the top spot on the podium .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .