A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue. Weighing nearly 36 stone, the female moose was lucky to survive after she slipped through the ice that formed over Muncho Lake in northern British Columbia, Canada. The moose was rescued by travellers, truck drivers and locals after they spotted the animal's head bobbing above the ice.
POWERFUL bolts of lightning illuminate the night sky in an incredible autumn storm over the Sardinian coastline .
PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A BUMPER season of births has left zoo with three of the cutest exotic kittens you're likely to see .
Lying angelically with a range of expressions etched on their tiny faces, little bundles of joy are innocently captured in their first few days in these adorable photographs .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .