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.”
ALL IS not as it seems in these deceptive cityscapes .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A frilled lizard appears to be belting out a tune as it sits in a tree with its mouth open wide .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
AN ITALIAN mechanic has created the world’s most ferocious mini-car .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .