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.
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .