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.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
ROLLING up snow in its tiny paws, this little squirrel is looking for a snowball fight .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .