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.
An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
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 .
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Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
