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.
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
THIS incredible shimmer of silver fish mirrors the image of that of an underwater tornado .
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .