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!’.
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
IN THE not so MISTY MOUNTAINS of Wiltshire, there lies an abandoned hobbit house .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
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 .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .