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 grand 56-bedroom hotel, once heaving with injured soldiers during the First World War, now lies completely abandoned .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
A project to create an underwater tribute to the stone Moai statues of Easter Island ended in disaster when 15 replica structures were destroyed after toppling from a boat and into the sea .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
A soap bubble lands on the frosty ground and creates a shimmering snow globe as crystals form around it .
