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."
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .
WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
BRAIDED, sculpted and beaded, these are the eye-catching hairstyles worn by the tribal women of Angola .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .
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 .