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 adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A baby girl has become the youngest British patient to receive a life-saving cardiac operation after her heart swelled to twice its normal size within days of her birth .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A mother-of-four has revealed how her daughter tragically took her own life after being subjected to horrific abuse at the hands of her ex-partner .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
A woman whose daughter committed suicide after being raped as a child, has revealed she donated her organs - saving four peoples’ lives .
In June 2023, Aimee da Cunha, 33, from Perth, Australia, was boiling potatoes on the stove when her two-year-old daughter, Hailey, knocked the pan of water over her .