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.
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
BEAUTIFULLY lit by the dim glow of lanterns, a cave in Iceland is transformed into the perfect wedding venue .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
THIS is the shocking moment a clumsy radio newsreader plunged into a freezing canal while texting her boyfriend instead of looking where she was going .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .