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.
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .