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.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .