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.
AN ARRAY of colours, from pinks to blues and oranges, fill the night sky to create an amazing collection of interstellar patterns .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
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 .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
