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.
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .