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.
TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
From giant mountains to vast deserts, an American photographer spent a year capturing the diverse and beautiful landscape of the United States .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .