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.
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
Daniel Blore, 21, of Innage Crescent, Bridgnorth, stabbed his mother three times in the attack on January 11 this year, Stafford Crown Court heard .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .