A proud stag attempts to impress the females by donning an enormous fern headdress in London's Bushy Park. Pictured at the beginning of rutting season, the stag can barely see through a mass of leaves tangled in his antlers as he parades around a small group of deer. The scene was photographed by accountant Val Saxby during an early morning visit to the park, located in Richmond upon Thames in south-west London. The 55-year-old, of Shaftesbury, Dorset, says: “I spotted the stag with six females amongst an avenue of trees in the park."
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
COULD this be the most distastrous wedding cake fail EVER? Most brides opt for a traditional tiered white wedding cake decorated with delicate pink roses and lace for their big day .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
TOMORROW (Saturday) marks the 28th anniversary of the nuclear disaster that left the city of Chernobyl devastated .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
MEET the underwater British seal who is so friendly he loves to grapple divers like a friendly puppy dog .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .