POPE MOBBED BY THOUSANDS OF WORSHIPPERS IN RIO - Thousands of worshippers gather to celebrate the Papal visit on Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro ,Brazil.- The Pope was mobbed by thousands of worshippers on the first day of his week-long visit to Brazil. 2 million pilgrims are expected to visit Rio this week for the first international trip by the new Pontiff, and the first visit by a South American Pope to the continent....
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .