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.
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
