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.
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
Say cheese! This cheeky chappy isn’t in the mood to live up to his scary reputation as he is pictured here cracking a killer smile as he goes about his daily business .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .