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.
FROM COLOURFUL autumn leaves to living trees at first glance you might miss these people blended with nature .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - MILEY MASH-UP: MILEY CYRUS’ naked wrecking ball vid has been lampooned in this side-spitting photo-mashup .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
A disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
This cheeky chappie is getting into all kinds of monkey business as he enjoys cooling off on a scorching hot day .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .