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.
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .