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.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
CLINGING onto nothing but ice, this brave climber reaches heights of 1000 FEET as he scales frozen solid waterfalls .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
HMS Ark Royal arrives in the Turkish port of Aliaga at the ship scrapping firm Leyal’s yard .
An adorable baby girl was born with a heart-shaped birthmark on her forehead - after being conceived on Valentine's Day .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .