LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish. The birds jostle with one another as fish is thrown into the lake in Greece. The food fight was photographed in Lake Kerkini in Sintiki, Greece by Jiri Michal. The 34-year-old Czech engineer says: “I lay down on the ground to get in the perfect position to photograph the Dalmatian pelicans, while my colleague threw some Pigo fish into the air for them to catch.
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
FROM KISSING an alligator on the nose to walking over broken glass, this fearless daredevil is a real life female JACKASS .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .