A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy. Jacopo Rigotti, of Val Di Cembra, Trento, Italy, photographed the bird as she flew towards her nest, located in the trunk of a black pine tree, before feeding her hungry chicks a beakful of insects. The 25-year-old photographer says: "I decided to set up the camera on a tripod at the base of the tree, along with a flash that would help to prevent shadows in the photographs."
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
Clinging on to their furry backs, mischievous monkeys appeared to enjoy the free transport as they rode around on a perturbed Capybara .
WITHOUT a care in the world, this little chimpanzee shows off her gymnastic skills as she swings around her enclosure .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
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Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
WONDERS of the world have been transformed into their mini-versions in a seven-year round the world adventure .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .