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.
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
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 .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
GLAMPING is taken to a whole new level in the form of the luxurious Pop-Up Hotel .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .