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.
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
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 .
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 .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
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 .
YOU’VE heard of the northern lights now feast your eyes on the natural wonder of the SOUTHERN lights .