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 young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
A striped marlin means business as it spots lunch and spears a small fish .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
Fishermen in Myanmar have perfected an unusual fishing technique by carefully balancing on one leg .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .