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.
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
A BEAUTIFUL sight for the eyes and the imagination, these liquid sculptures take shape in many different colours and formations .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
