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 PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .