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!’.
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .