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 soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
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 .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A Birmingham man inspired by sci-fi film Wall-E, has created a one- wheeled vehicle, controlled by signals from his BRAIN .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
Complete with core, mantle and crust, these incredible planet cakes are truly out of this world .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
MAKING himself at home, this little snail perches happily on top of this frog's head .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .