TUGGING on the wing of his sibling, this needy owl is after some attention. While two owls settle down to rest, a third still wants to have fun and clasps hold of his brother’s wing. The little owls were photographed in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire by sales manager Dean Mason. The 48-year-old, of Bournemouth, Dorset, says: “The three siblings are doing exactly what siblings do - playing combined with the odd argument.”
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
Full of tired and busy commuters, these underground stations are rarely admired for their architecture or beauty .
