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.
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
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 .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
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 .