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.
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An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A BRITISH couple are the first to tie the knot inside an enormous GLACIER in Iceland .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .