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.
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
ESCAPING A LANDFILL FUTURE, these amazing science fiction inspired sculptures are made from everyday objects .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .