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.
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
When couples talk about wanting a white wedding, few will be referring to getting hitched on a glacier sat on top of an active volcano .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A ROAD KILL munching Scot has chewed on everything from a dead squirrel to an unlucky crow – all in the name of art .
HUNDREDS of colour coordinated yarns lie abandoned in this once thriving textile mill .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
