An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back. Surrounded by misty woodland in south-west London, the pair appear to have escaped from a scene in Walt Disney's classic 1942 animated film, Bambi. The moment was captured by 54-year-old photographer Val Saxby at Bushy Park in Richmond upon Thames, London.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
HEART-MELTING shots of a French bulldog and a ten-month-old French baby could be the cutest you’re likely to see .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
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WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
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