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.
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
This may look like a monster car engine that will leave petrol heads in a spin, but it is in fact a rather snazzy looking COFFEE MACHINE .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .