LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London. Aware of her hitchhikers, the female red deer seems unfazed as the starlings arrive. The scene was photographed by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron on a day out in Richmond Park, London. Samuel, of Watford, says: ‘I have seen this behaviour before from starlings, but I have never seen so many on one deer.
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs .
A hungry hippo is seconds away from catching a bird in its gigantic jaws .
THROWING himself off 1,100ft bridges in a wheelchair, this is the PARALYSED base jumper who knows no fear .
A mother-of-one has told how she nearly died after contracting toxic shock syndrome from a tampon .
FIFTEEEN years after it was closed pictures by a British teacher show the calamity Hong Kong airport that was closed for being too dangerous .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .
Most people have an angel at the top of their Christmas tree, but one bear at Chester Zoo decided he wanted to be the star of the show .
A hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
From the tails of fighter planes to black and white checked buildings, graveyards take different and unusual forms around the world .