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.
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .