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.
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THE TOWERING Irish cliffs of Moher stand tall over the rippling Atlantic Ocean .
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THIS UNUSUAL collaboration between a mother and her two-year-old daughter makes for some stunning works of art .