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.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
AN OLD ENGLISH cottage packed full of history and valuables has been left to rot .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
An Australian beach is illuminated by an enticing neon blue glow as a rare phenomenon lights up the water .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .