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.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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 .