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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
This cheeky macaque gets up close and personal as he examines the dental hygiene of his fellow primate .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .