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.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
WITH LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPES stretching out as far as the eye can see, you're in for a treat at these one of a kind treehouses .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .