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.
AT first glance these images could easily be mistaken for photographs, but they are in-fact real life drawings created using nothing but coloured pencils .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .