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.
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
FULLY equipped with a kitchen and lounge, it's hard to believe this modern holiday let is actually a BUS .