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!’.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
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 .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
Ever wished you could live in a house just like Barbie's? Canadian sculptor Heather Benning has created the life-size dollhouse of her dreams out a derelict building .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .