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.”
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .