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.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .