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.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .