PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner. The adult barn swallow arrives and hovers in mid-air, with an insect hanging from its beak. The six-legged treat is then delivered directly into the young bird’s open mouth, with the mother bird still hovering above. Wildlife photographer Menno Schaefer, of Zaandam, Netherlands, captured the moment during a trip to an open field in Spaarnwoude, a village north of Amsterdam.
AN ADORABLE one-eyed kitten has been dubbed the 'pirate cat' because of his pirate-like facial expressions .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
A world's first restaurant has opened in Canada, where having your order fall on deaf ears is a good thing .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
RECORD BREAKING GRAN'S COLLECTION OF NEARLY 800 SHEEP HOTSPOT MEDIA – WITH PICS 0121 551 1004 By Katie Thompson A record-breaking baa-rmy gran with a love for sheep has amassed a collection of nearly 800 woolly wonders .
With their guts spewing and eyes hanging out, these are the cuddly toys children might be reluctant to curl up to .
A single woman, who was granted IVF funding on the NHS, finally has a baby after suffering three miscarriages .
A brave cricket takes his chances as he sits on top of this green papua tree frog .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
Andrea Kubinova, 30, from London, became great friends with serial killer and necrophiliac, Dennis Nilsen .