THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner. With a splash, they dive down into the water to catch their next meal. The photographs were captured by Italian photographer Alessandro Rossini, 33, on the banks of the river Adda in Italy." In these pictures you can see how marvellous nature is,” says Alessandro, of Lissone.
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
A floating market in Indonesia is bursting with vibrant colours as wooden rowing boats loaded with fruit and vegetables crowd the river .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .