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.
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
An adorable black bear cub struggles to find the perfect spot for an afternoon nap as he wriggles around on the branch of a maple tree .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .