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.
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A unique business in Birkenhead, Merseyside is sure to leave you HALF-CUT with its unusual pub and barbers combination .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .