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.
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
A SPECTACULAR array of stars fills the night sky as they soar over this active volcano .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
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 .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm 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 .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .