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 SHOCKING cartoon of a black man carrying bags saying‘’zippadydoohdah zip-up immigrant bags’ has appeared in a shop window and is being investigated by police .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
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A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
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