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 disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .