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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .