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.
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .