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!’.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
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 .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
WHETHER FLOATING through space or diving underwater, a lucky baby boy enjoys once in a life time experiences - in his DREAMS .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .