An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake. Pictured in the Scottish Highlands, the bird hits the water before lifting off with a rainbow trout in its talons. The striking photographs were captured by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron, of Watford, when he visited the Rothiemurchus fishery in Aviemore, Scotland.
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
An intrepid explorer hopes to be reunited with his travel partner, after his cuddly toy companion was stolen .
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .