HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk. With their brown patterned feathers and dark eyes, the beautiful owls possess the perfect forest camouflage. The Indian scops owls, a species of owl native to Asia, were photographed in a jambolan tree by Sarosh Lodhi, who noticed the birds while walking through Pench Tiger Reserve in central India.
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals.
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another.
These are the faces of orphans suffering from the horrifying effects of chemical warfare.
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free.
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera.
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something.
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush.
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps.
A cricket perches on an unusual seat after crawling up the snout of a crocodile.
This frozen lighthouse in Michigan could easily be mistaken for a still from the snow swept disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow.
