TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention. While two owls settle down to rest, a third still wants to have fun and clasps hold of his brother’s wing. The little owls were photographed in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire by sales manager Dean Mason. The 48-year-old, of Bournemouth, Dorset, says: “The three siblings are doing exactly what siblings do - playing combined with the odd argument.”
These beautiful photographs show how these playful pods of dolphins make their own fun by gliding, flipping and spinning through the air whilst enjoying the sun on their backs .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
FROM a HOLLYWOOD actress to the face of an innocent child, these are incredible drawings with an unlikely twist .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Is your cat bored? Do his usual playthings simply not do it for him anymore? Not to worry - there's an app for that .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .