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.
A dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
Swirling water and sand create amazing aerial images of river deltas across Iceland .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art .
LEAPING through the air this determined little mouse is on a mission for food .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .