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 A wide smile plastered across his face, this little gecko is ready for his close up .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .