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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HITCHHIKING BIRDS

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WHITE TAILED EAGLES FIGHT FOR FOOD

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NERVOUS SQUIRREL

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LONDON HELICOPTER CRASH

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LOVE BIRDS

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EXERCISING OTTERS

A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .

ADORABLE PENGUINS HATCH AT UK ZOO

HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .

PARTNERS IN GRIME

MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .

SUNBATHING MEERKAT MAKES THE MOST OF UK SUN

LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .

SUPER CUTE BABY RED PANDAS

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HUNGRY CHAMELEON CATCHES DINNER

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PAWS FOR THOUGHT: POLAR BEAR RELAXES IN SNOW

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