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!’.
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
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 .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .