An elegant snowy owl spreads her wings and glides effortlessly above the snow covered field. This magnificent bird of prey means business as she flies in and out nearby barns before landing on the ground. Canadian wildlife photographer Megan Lorenz photographed the owl as it flew through a field in Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. The 39-year-old, of Etobicoke, Toronto, says: “I drove up to Ottawa to take advantage of the high number of snowies that can be found there.
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .