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.
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Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
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A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .