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.
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
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 .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .