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.
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
A SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .