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.
AN ANGRY giraffe gave a bush-riding cyclist a scare when he stomped his £2K bike into the dirt .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
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 .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
Blonde teen Jess Stubbs has certainly got girl power - as Britain’s youngest TRUCKER .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
