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.
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
A father-of-one stunned his wife of twenty-five years after revealing his secret love of POLE DANCING .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - EVANDER HOLYFIELD VISITS SICK KIDS: Evander Holyfield in Birmingham children's hospital, where he was giving presents to sick kids .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A HEIGHT-addicted airline pilot has taken pictures of the Dubai from 1,300-feet .