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 SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
An adorable red squirrel says goodbye to the summer as he shelters from the rain underneath a small blue umbrella .
Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A blanket of fog is lit up by the colourful glowing lights of the city below .
A host of websites that are almost twenty years old are collecting a cult following thanks to their retro appeal .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .