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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
Britons have finally received some good news about the weather with temperatures expected to reach 30 degrees this weekend .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A mother-to be has told how she cannot go near an iPad in case she suffers another miscarriage due to her intense sensitivity to electromagnetic waves .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
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Bathers on a New Zealand beach stripped naked and took to the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to shatter the record for the world's largest skinny dip .
Pinning a purple flower into her bleach blonde hair, pretty Ava admired herself in the mirror .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .