THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner. With a splash, they dive down into the water to catch their next meal. The photographs were captured by Italian photographer Alessandro Rossini, 33, on the banks of the river Adda in Italy." In these pictures you can see how marvellous nature is,” says Alessandro, of Lissone.
WIDE EYED and staring straight down the lens of the camera, this intrigued seal is ready for his close up .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue .
A deranged dad beat his girlfriend so savagely in a vicious 30 minute attack that the indent of his sovereign ring was left on her face .
Something appears to have tickled this baby owl as he seems to be having a real HOOT .
A woman with an irrational fear of toilets goes POTTY on the loo and runs away when she flushes, terrified it will swallow her up .
THIS BIGFOOT 'Jesus bird' may look silly, but he's perfectly designed for walking on water .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
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