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.
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
With blue waves tumbling over them, these surfers glide underneath a tunnel of water .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
FLOATING effortlessly on his back, this little otter laps up a rare glimmer of English spring sunshine .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
