HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk. With their brown patterned feathers and dark eyes, the beautiful owls possess the perfect forest camouflage. The Indian scops owls, a species of owl native to Asia, were photographed in a jambolan tree by Sarosh Lodhi, who noticed the birds while walking through Pench Tiger Reserve in central India.
TRYING their best to wriggle away, three adorable tiger cubs receive their health checks at Chester Zoo .
STAR-TI-LING: 40,000 STARLINGS MIMIC HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS- This could be the fearsome scene from Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds as a flock of 40,000 starlings bask in the heat of a wonderful British sunset .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
A professional dancer has embraced her individuality after refusing plastic surgery to remove a giant birthmark on her face .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Meet the real-life Little Bo Peep - a young woman who spends her days tending to her four pet SHEEP .
A mum-of-two has revealed how she accidentally set her face on fire while lighting a cigarette .
A Gary Barlow superfan has lost an incredible 11st after a selfie with the pop star left her horrified by her 22st 9lb figure .