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!’.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
Primed and ready for action, this collection of striking images from the battlefield could be mistaken for authentic photos taking during World War II .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
MOUTH OPEN wide, this little stoat appears to be in mid-song as he belts out a tune for his onlookers .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
DIVING down at a speed of 75mph, this is the moment a hungry osprey caught his prey .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .