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.
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
Gigantic 100ft waves create the perfect playground for dare-devil surfers from across the world .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .