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.”
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .