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.
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .