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.
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
A Canadian couple celebrated their engagement by recreating iconic moments from the film The Notebook .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
COURAGEOUS climbers descend 400 metres as they manoeuvre their way through thick walls of ice .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
Destroyed buildings and overturned cars are seen after a huge tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, near Oklahoma City, May 20, 2013 .
AIRPORT staff have been put on alert after diet pills that come in grenade shaped containers sparked security alerts .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
The gunslingers are long gone and tumbleweeds have taken over at this abandoned American Wild West Theme Park in Cornwall .
SQUEEZING their furry faces through a hole in a tree, a trio of curious baby squirrels leave their nest for the first time to explore their surroundings .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .