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.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
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 .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .