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.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .