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.
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .