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.
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
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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 middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
WELCOME to the pretty 122-inch-tall red dwelling that lays claim to the title of the UK's smallest house .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .