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.
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
A TEN-THOUSAND square foot wide Avatar-style grove is such a beauty it will leave you feeling VINE .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
THIS may look like a dolphin through jumping hoops, but it is in fact nothing more than a clever 3D pencil drawing .