Puckering up for a kiss, an affectionate pair of owls share a smooch for Valentine's Day. The loved-up owls were photographed by American photographer Lori Shaw, 54, after she spotted them at the Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park in Florida. ‘The owls were being very affectionate with each other, cuddling, kissing and grooming each other,’ says Lori, of Crystal River, Florida. ‘I thought it was really cute the way they were carrying on with each other.
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
What lies beneath this building site? Britain's great hope of winning the pre-WW2 arms race against Nazi Germany .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Megan Brailsford, 32, from Cambridgeshire, met Daniel Dugdale, 29, in September 2020 .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London .