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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
