SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner. After swooping down from a branch to catch its prey, the owl safely hands over a field mouse to his family in their nest. The breathtaking photographs were captured by Italian photographer Jacopo Rigotti, 24, after he spent weeks photographing the majestic birds in South Tyrol, Italy. “My home is surrounded by forests, rivers and mountains and I am always in close contact with many species of owls,” says Jacopo, of Trentino, Italy.
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
STAIRWAY obsessed photographers have captured psychedelic shots that will mesmerise you .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .