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.
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
From the rolling hills of the Brecon Beacons to the still waters in the Lake District, these photographs capture autumnal landscapes across Great Britain perfectly .
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .