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.
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
A grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
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 .