SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws. This mid-air takeaway was captured by Malaysian photographer Phoo Chan on a trip to Gomes Park in Fremont, California, USA. ‘At first glance this looks like a fight over food, but it is actually an adult white-tailed kite offering her freshly caught vole to her chick,’ says 50-year-old Phoo, of California. Being able to catch the vole in mid-air is part of the chick’s formative training, before the bird is old enough to hunt on his own.
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .