A rare butterfly has returned to the Lancashire countryside after a 100 year absence. The large heath butterfly is being reintroduced to Heysham Moss, Lancashire. This breed of butterfly was last recorded at the site at the beginning of the 20th century. The reintroduction project has involved Chester Zoo, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and funder Lancashire Environmental Fund.
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH AR' KID: A POSTAL SORTER has perfected the art of time travel by delivering images that are from the past .
A carefree bear cub reclines in the water with his feet raised in the air .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
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 .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .