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!’.
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
A Little owl looks down the lens of a camera and gives the photographer a cheeky wink .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
