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.
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
UNDERWATER and above-water seaside shots show the best of British beach-life .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .