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.
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
The rock restaurant, located in Zanzibar – THIS unique restaurant really does boast breath-taking views - as it is perched on a rock in the middle of the sea .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
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 .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .