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.
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .