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.
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
Pic By HotSpot Media - GAME, SET-TEE AND MATCH: COUPLE INSTALL TENNIS COURT IN LOUNGE- In Pic - Ben Walters’ message to West Midlands Police via social media .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .