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 at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Suspended FIFTY metres in the air, this is the last place that you would expect to find a fine dining experience .