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.
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
With stunning scenery and otherworldly vistas, Iceland’s rural beauty is inescapable – especially for Hollywood .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
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IT'S the iconic TV show that influenced a whole generation in the 1990s .