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.
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A toddler has shrugged off death an incredible 10 times thanks to his parents who revive him with the kiss of life every two weeks .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
