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.
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
A British photographer has captured the beauty of London in a stunning series of landscapes shots .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .