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!’.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
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Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
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