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.
SHOVELLING food into his mouth, this hungry gorilla enjoys a peaceful moment at dinner time .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
Pic By HotSpot Media - PARROT RIDES ON THE TUBE - THIS pretty boy could be forgiven for forgetting his Oyst-aaarrrgh-card .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
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 .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .