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.
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .