HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk. With their brown patterned feathers and dark eyes, the beautiful owls possess the perfect forest camouflage. The Indian scops owls, a species of owl native to Asia, were photographed in a jambolan tree by Sarosh Lodhi, who noticed the birds while walking through Pench Tiger Reserve in central India.
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
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 .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
A TAXIDERMY truck spotted in America’s Deep South could be the most gruesome wagon on the road .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .