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.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
LEAF-ing much to the imagination, this camera trickery is blooming marvellous .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
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 .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
