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.
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .