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.
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A group of whale sharks gather to feed underneath a fisherman’s boat off the coast of Papua, Indonesia .
With no luck at the front of the bus, the deer runs around the center seats trying to escape through the window – THIS is the astonishing moment a DEER crashed through the front windshield of a bus before it went hysterically running around the vehicle .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .