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.
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
FROM a Kung-Fu professional to a mini incredible hulk, these are the babies you wouldn't want to mess with .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .