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.
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .