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.
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
STOLEN £2K BULLDOG REUNITED WITH FAMILY VIA TWITTER - A £2,000 bulldog puppy snatched from her home by burglars has been reunited with her family thanks to Twitter .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .