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.
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
Meet the human CCTV: a PCSO with a memory for faces so sharp he has apprehended more than 130 suspects in the last year alone with his eagle eyed talents .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
WITHOUT A care in the world, this little snow monkey puts his feet up and settles in for a snooze .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .