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.
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
A COUNCIL has come under fire for slapping fines on people’s GRAVESTONES for breaching petty regulations on pot plants .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .