SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws. This mid-air takeaway was captured by Malaysian photographer Phoo Chan on a trip to Gomes Park in Fremont, California, USA. ‘At first glance this looks like a fight over food, but it is actually an adult white-tailed kite offering her freshly caught vole to her chick,’ says 50-year-old Phoo, of California. Being able to catch the vole in mid-air is part of the chick’s formative training, before the bird is old enough to hunt on his own.
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
LUMINOUS green rocks could easily be a beach from Superman's homeland of Krypton .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A skydiver cheated death after plunging 13,000 feet without his parachute opening but survived after landing in a bog .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
A BROWN bear wades through waters in Alaska and waits for his lunch .
WITH the mystical clouds forming a thick blanket and the electrifying lights below, these stunning pictures provide a unique view of the cityscape of Dubai taken from the tallest building in the world .
Thousands of people are gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
This daredevil wildebeest tried a walk on the wild side - straight into the snatches of a huge 18 foot crocodile .