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.
MESMERIZING night sky photographs offer a spellbinding look at the stars .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .