Site Meter

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Animal pictures of the week: 26 November 2010

Animal pictures of the week: 26 November 2010

This may look like a creature from a Harry Potter movie - at first glance it looks like a bull has sprouted wings and is about to lift off. The amusing picture was snapped as the bull was chased by a crane, the tallest flying bird in the world. The sight was caught on camera at Keoladeo National Park, in Rajasthan, India, by photographer Jagdeep Rajput, who said people had compared it to Pegasus, the mythical winged horse.
Picture: Jagdeep Rajput/solentnews.co.uk

A pelican plays with an empty beer bottle, thinking it is a fish. The sight was captured by Mary Trebilco as she holidayed in Batemans Bay in New South Wales, Australia. She said the bird appeared to be fascinated with the bottle's shiny exterior: "I think he was attracted by the shine and colour, although I don't know why because fish don't usually come in bright green. He dropped it from his mouth but managed to pick it up again and seemed content to let it nestle in his bill for a while."
Picture: Mary Trebilco/solentnews.co.uk

In years to come this small kingfisher will no doubt talk wistfully of the "one that got away". For despite its best efforts the greedy bird was unable to snatch the large fish that was lying enticingly in a net....Picture: REX FEATURES

A ring-tailed lemur sits at the table during its Thanksgiving feast at San Francisco Zoo Picture: AP

No comments: