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.
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .