A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art. On seeing road kill on the side of a road, most people’s stomachs would turn. But these oddball photographs show how Scottish photographer Rowan Corkill, 26, gamely picked up the squashed critters and popped them in his mouth for his self-portrait project, which took place in 2010. ‘This is something that most human beings don’t do,’ said Rowan. ‘We have hands to hold things and we would never consider eating a random wild bird or squirrel…
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
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 .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
PICKING up a tiny tea-pot with its paws, a little red squirrel struggles to prepare its morning tea .