PERCHED on a branch, this Little Owl plays third wheel to two love birds. Clearly not bothered by their uncomfortable onlooker, the owls pucker up and put on a very public display of affection. This trio of Little Owls were photographed by Uzbek photographer Ilia Shalamaev, 36, after he spotted the scene on a trip to the town of Kiryat Gat, Israel. “Here you can see a family of owls playing and having fun on a branch, not far from their nesting place,” says Ilia, now of Beit Hashmonay, Israel.
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
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A family who were refused the location of their missing cat under the Data Protection Act have been reunited with their moggie after the keepers handed him back .
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Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
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FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
SNUGGLING up against their teddy bears, these baby sloths could easily be mistaken for one of the cuddly toys .