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 toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .