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.
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .
