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 little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .