PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds .

A young otter wades through a lake with his eyes set on an older rival’s fish .

THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .

BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .

A miracle baby born with half-a-heart will make this Mother's Day extra special for her mum - as she was given just 24 hours to live .

A mum has celebrated each of her four pregnancies with a host of wacky stunts - including acrobatics, aerial contortion, pole-dancing and risque photo shoots .

A schoolboy is the envy of his friends due to a one in 14-million condition which means he can only eat FRY-UPS to survive .

WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .

Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .

A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .

WELCOME to the drawing room that is home to the £100K world’s greatest collection of Margaret Thatcher autographed objects .

BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .