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.”
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
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 .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .