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.
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
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 .
Throwing a right hook as he launches onto his opponent with his gnarling teeth at the ready, this is the OTTER-LY ruthless showdown between two otters .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
This longhorn beetle demon-strates a dark side as it looks just like the devil .
CLIMBING, falling and tugging on his weary mum, this little orangutan is up to all kinds of trouble .
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day and for this greedy camel he can't get enough of his morning feed, as he gate crashes his owner's mealtime .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .