LINED up one by one on a deer’s back, these little birds give their wings a break as they catch a ride across London. Aware of her hitchhikers, the female red deer seems unfazed as the starlings arrive. The scene was photographed by 16-year-old student Samuel Aron on a day out in Richmond Park, London. Samuel, of Watford, says: ‘I have seen this behaviour before from starlings, but I have never seen so many on one deer.
A lively lemon shark grins into the camera and showcases his impressive teeth.
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners.
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow.
A KITTEN'S teaparty and rat's playing dominoes are the bizarre creations by one of Britain's great eccentrics pictured in an incredible new book.
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet.
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo.
At first glance what might look like ordinary rusty bridge and road railings, are in fact amazing works of art.
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow.
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo.
STOOD side by side next to a busy road, these buildings were once bustling with life.
As sunlight cascades through its vibrant stained glass windows, every inch of the Nasir-ol-Mulk Mosque bursts with colour.
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light.