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.
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .