THIS is the incredible moment a pelican throws a fish into the air and SLAM DUNKS it into its enormous throat sack. The hapless catfish is seen flying around the rim of the giant bird’s mouth after being tossed in the air so it can be gobbled more easily. American photographer John Dykstra captured the moment on Lake Marsh in Minnesota, where he was in the right place at the right time.
LIFTING their heads high and bumping beaks, these aggressive pelicans clash over fish .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
A young orangutan comes over all shy as she hides her face behind a broken bucket .
An adorable young fallow deer peers over its shoulder and is greeted by a cheeky jackdaw crow sitting on its back .
A mum-of-two has splashed out £20k on her seven reborn dolls, but refuses to treat her real kids .
A talented artist has created artwork with a KICKIN' twist by painting on his pregnant wife's bump .