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 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 .
WELCOME to the 125 decibel boombox bus that could damage your hearing if you party too close to its giant speakers .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .