PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds. Clearly not bothered by their uncomfortable onlooker, the owls pucker up and put on a very public display of affection. This trio of Little Owls were photographed by Uzbek photographer Ilia Shalamaev, 36, after he spotted the scene on a trip to the town of Kiryat Gat, Israel. “Here you can see a family of owls playing and having fun on a branch, not far from their nesting place,” says Ilia, now of Beit Hashmonay, Israel.
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
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From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
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WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
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A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .