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.
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A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
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An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
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JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .