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.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
