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.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
PEACE and love filled the 1980’s Glastonbury fields as relaxed festival goers kicked back and soaked up the atmosphere .
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 .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .