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.
A mother-of-one has revealed how a neighbour’s friend ‘mauled’ her face, leaving her scarred for life .
RESTING his weary head on his flipper, this little seal pup takes a much needed nap after an afternoon of strenuous yoga .
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 .
A rare manuscript of one of Charlotte Bronte’s earliest poems went under the hammer today and fetched nearly £100,000 – double what it was expected to get .
A woman with a rare condition that means she collapses every time she laughs fears she may have passed the rare illness onto her young son .
PILES of trash provide a living for thousands in Nairobi, Kenya .
An American black bear mimics John Travolta’s famous Saturday Night Fever dance move by hurling its arm in the air .
BLOWING bubbles underwater, this adorable polar bear slides into his tank for a playful dip .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Commuters were put in a HOLE lot of trouble after trains were cancelled by a hole created by BADGERS .
Standing on the edge of a never-ending black hole, this is one leap you wouldn't want to make .
This hungry white tiger has just one thing on her mind - to taste fresh meat .