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.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
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 .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .