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.
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .