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.
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .