A cheeky owl fancies a game of hide and seek as it peeps out from behind a tree. With its piercing yellow eyes staring straight into the camera, the great grey owl shows off its playful side during an afternoon in the park. The owl was photographed by senior engineer Jiri Michal in Vysoka, Czech Republic. The 34-year-old, of Pilsen, Czech Republic, says: ‘I wasn’t completely sure what this mischievous owl was doing, however it kept poking its head out from behind this tree as if it was playing a game with me.
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
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 .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .