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 SERENE turquoise glow glimmers from underneath these powerful icebergs .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
THESE are the Disney Princesses you wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
