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.
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
NATURE PAPARAZZIS prove you don't have to be Justin Bieber or Cheryl Cole to attract a pack of photographers .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .