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.
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .