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.
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A BABY-faced burglar is starting a seven year stretch in custody after being nabbed by a Jaffa Cake .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
Most people bend over backwards to keep children entertained, but this baboon show us how it’s done .
RACING down the slopes in her tiny ski gear, this TWO-YEAR-OLD girl has already mastered the art of skiing .