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.
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A mischievous fox cub demonstrates his playful side by biting his sibling’s tail .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
TOWERING 65 metres into the sky, this terrifying accent is a dream for climbers .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
