THIS is the EXPLOSIVE moment when a 50 metre high pylon came crashing down to earth in a rural field. The giant structure took just seconds to smash into the ground after it was obliterated with explosives last Sunday morning in the Dwyryd estuary, North Wales. The tower began to lean when one of its foundations eroded.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
DIPPING and diving their way through this bumpy journey, these giraffe's duck for cover as they dodge multiple cables and wires .
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 .
Scurrying along the branch of a tree, a little squirrel pushes a pram packed full of Easter treats .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
Enjoying life’s little pleasures is something that many struggle to do .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A group of otters put on a show of aqua aerobics, as they raise their flippers perfectly in sync .