LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London. Aware of her hitchhikers, the female red deer seems unfazed as the starlings arrive. The scene was photographed by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron on a day out in Richmond Park, London. Samuel, of Watford, says: ‘I have seen this behaviour before from starlings, but I have never seen so many on one deer.
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
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A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .