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."
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Dogs catch waves at the Coronado Bay dog surf championships Saturday 22nd June 2013- DOG SURFING mutts have never looked so gnarly .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .