A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws. The hippo, half-submerged in a lake, spots the egret sitting on a branch in the water, but the lucky bird flies out of sight and off the lunch menu. British photographer David Driver captured the shot in Lake Mburo in Uganda, Africa. The 57-year-old, of Oakworth, West Yorkshire, says: ‘The egret managed to escape moments before the hippo got to him, and so the disappointed beast sank back under the water, clearly unimpressed!’.
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
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THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
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WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
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