An owl swoops through the air before making an unorthodox landing - right on top of an unsuspecting man's head. The European eagle owl appears to take great pleasure in landing on the head of anyone walking through the field in the town of Noordeinde in northern Netherlands. Photographer Menno Schaefer visited the location after hearing about the bird's unusual behaviour. The 48-year-old, of Zaandam, Netherlands, says: 'I had heard a lot about the owl and decided to visit the site to see it in action for myself.
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A survivor of abuse has bravely waived her anonymity to tell how she was sexually assaulted from the age of nine - by her depraved grandad .
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RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
Exibiting their superhuman strength these ants look ready to create an art attack by lifting pencils several thousand times their own weight .
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A woman who has suffered over 200 allergic reactions in seven years, has been crowned a BEAUTY QUEEN .
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Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .