ADORABLE OWLS SHELTER FROM THE RAIN

HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain. Using the large, flat plant as an umbrella, the young owls wince as the raindrops bounce off their make-shift roof. The rainy scene was captured by 36-year-old photographer, Tanto Yensen at a small park near his home in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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RED SMOKE AT NIGHT, VOLCANO SPOTTERS DELIGHT

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It was sunny, now it's raining .

ANIMAL WHISPERER TAMES SILKY SHARK

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COUPLE TIE THE KNOT IN SPECTACULAR £45K HARRY POTTER WEDDING

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JOLY THE WOLLY FALLS FOR PARKING PRANK

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STUNNING WINTER PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE HIGHEST RAILWAY IN THE ALPS

ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .

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ADORABLE BEAR CUBS SHARE A HUG

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ON A WINGSUIT AND A PRAYER - FASTEST FLYING WOMAN IN THE WORLD

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