AMOROUS BULL AND COW PHOTOBOMB FARM COUPLE'S WEDDING PICTURE - Animals get started on their own honeymoon

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Couple's wedding photos are ruined by a pair of photobombing cows in Canada who look like they've already started their honeymoon 

Jenessa and Brad McKillen had their wedding photo-shoot photobombed by two cows in the act of making love behind them on a farm in Ontario, Canada. The couple decided to partake in a shoot at the bride's family farm when during the session, photographer Rebecca Sprau suggested that the pair pose in front of the cows, adding a hint of variety to the shoot. As Rebecca started to shoot the couple, though, she burst out laughing as she witnessed the frisky cows' sudden antics.

NINJA SQUIRRELS IN FIERCE COMBAT

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They must be nuts! 'Ninja' squirrels swap martial arts moves as they fight it out in photographer's garden

• Amateur photographer Martin Docker spotted the pair going toe-to-toe in his back garden and grabbed his camera
• The 47-year-old captured the duo landing spinning kicks, wrestling-style spear moves and judo-esque throws
• Martin, from the Isle of Dogs, London, shared images online and said reaction had given him plenty of kicks

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THE MAGICAL TINY CREATURES OF INDONESIA - SEE AMAZING PHOTOS OF CUTE FROGS. - Other little animals are portrayed as delicate paintings

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Tri Setyo Widodo is a nature and macro photographer based in Indonesia.  Here are some of his beautiful photographs.



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HILARIOUS ANIMAL PICTURES IN THE COMEDY WILDLIFE PHOTO AWARDS competition 2016 - These are some of the funniest entries

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A puffin has some fun on the Farne Islands, looking like it's been trained at the Ministry of Silly Walks
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BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS OF GROUND SQUIRRELS HAVING FUN

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Just hanging around

 

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THE BEAUTY OF THE SMALL WORLD OF SNAILS

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Photographer Katarzyna Zaluzna captures the world of snails in Poland.   If you were small, this is what the world would look like to you:  pure enchantment.  But wait, these surroundings are also full of danger.

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AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHY OF A FROG DIVING INTO A TANK OF WATER

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Leap frog! Incredible images capture the moment a bright green frog dives into the water and starts swimming

The wild Javan Gliding Tree frog is pictured diving into a tank of water

The images were taken by Tanto Yensen from Jakarta, Indonesia 

Frog's green skin looks incredibly vivid against the black backdrop

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FISH TORNADO - AMAZING UNDERWATER VORTEX MADE BY SCHOOL OF FISH - All captured by photographer William Winram

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William Winram had been tagging sharks as part of a conservation project Baja California, Mexico

The 50-year-old took these amazing pictures in natural light, all while holding his breath under water

As a keen diver, Winram feels that conservation has helped the fish population in the area grow 

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HILARIOUS PHOTOS OF ANIMALS LAUGHING

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From a smirking seal to a giggling gorilla, series of funny pictures prove it's not all beastly in the animal kingdom 

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WATCH WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GIVE PEANUT BUTTER TO A DOG - Cute and funny photos of dogs enjoying this treat, or finding it a bit too sticky

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Hold the jelly! Photographer captures dogs' hilarious expressions as they attempt to eat sticky peanut butter

• Greg Murray has created the series 'For The Love Of Peanut Butter' capturing dogs' hilarious reactions to the spread
• Greg has photographed around 50 mutts including both mixed and pure breeds producing a book of his work
• He first had the idea while trying to find ways to make his own dog keep still during a photo shoot  
• On this photos most dogs seem to enjoy it - while a few not so much.

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HUMPBACK WHALES - THE BEAUTIFUL GIANTS OF THE DEEP IN STUNNING PICTURES

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Underwater photographer Gabriel Barathieu, 32, took these shots in an encounter lasting 25 minutes, off the coast of Reunion Island which is owned by France.  

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THE BEAUTY OF JELLYFISH captured by photographer Jordi Benitez Castells

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Amazing snaps of jellyfish taken off the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia region in northern Spain, from nearly 10 feet below the surface

Jordi Benitez Castells, 40, from El Vendrell, Tarragona, spends his spare time snapping underwater

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AMAZING PHOTOS OF SHELTER DOGS REVEAL THEIR ADORABLE AND GOOFY CHARACTER

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Kenai – Adopted

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SMITHSONIAN WONDERS OF THE WORLD PHOTOS - See some of the best submitted to the 2016 contest

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There were over 46,000 submissions for this year's contest

The Smithsonian photo editors have chosen 70 finalists across seven categories - Here are some of them.

Voting is now open for the Readers Choice award, and all winners will be announced March 22 

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STUNNING IMAGES OF 'GREEN TORNADO' OF 80,000 BUDGIES FLYING OVER AN AUSTRALIAN WATERHOLE - See also huge dark clouds of birds flying over Israel, as at least half a billion of them follow their migration routes twice a year

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Breathtaking photos by British photographer Paul Williams show 80,000 budgies form a 'green tornado' as they flock over a waterhole in the Australian outback

Stunning photographs have emerged of the dazzling moment tens of thousands of budgies are tornadoing through the sky in a vivid spectacle.

See more images of these budgies, as well as amazing pictures of strange patterns made by millions of birds on migrating routes over Israel and WATCH VIDEO.

PHOTO OF WOLF ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NAMED ONE OF THE TOP 20 FAVORITES OF 2015 - It was taken by Ian McAllister from British Columbia, Canada

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Ian McAllister — photographer, environmentalist and scuba diver — was busy documenting the seasonal herring spawn on B.C.’s central coast when he spotted a couple of wolves on the shoreline north of Bella Bella.

 

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MAGICAL PHOTOS OF A STAG TENDERLY EATING OUT OF A LITTLE GIRL'S HAND

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Irish toddler Barbara Irwin can be seen feeding animal in Dublin park

Stag had waited patiently for his treat as the child gnawed on a carrot 

Deer tenderly takes the snack from the two-year old's hand. 

Later she is joined by her three-year old brother Michael.

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TAKE A BREAK AND SMILE WITH THESE PENSIVE AND CHEERFUL DOGS in portraits taken by Australian animal photographer Alex Cearns

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The news has been bad lately, so let's make a 'paws' and enjoy the sight of these beautiful dogs looking at the camera with curiosity and a sense of fun. 

 

While we wonder about the existence of angels, we don't realize that our cats and dogs are our angels.  They have pure souls and an unlimited amount of love, patience, and heroism in them.  And every one of them is an individual with his own wonderful qualities and personality.  

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AMAZING - ADORABLE DRAGONFLIES THAT LOOK LIKE SPACE ALIENS glare at a photographer while they sit waiting for the overnight dew to dry off their wings

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These guys should be in a movie.

The adorable insects were photographed early in the morning sitting motionless on plants and flowers

The creatures sit on the plants in the mornings waiting for the dew on their wings to dry and the temperatures to rise

Roberto Aldrovandi, 46, said the early morning conditions allow him to photograph them before they flew away

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THE BEAUTY OF THE ANTARCTIC IN PHOTOGRAPHS by Alex Bernasconi

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Extreme beauty: The breathtaking images of an award-winning photographer's journey through the Antarctic (at - 90°C)

Images show some of the world's most striking wildlife in severe climates from elephant seals to king penguins

Award-winning Italian photographer, Alex Bernasconi, compiled the stunning images of his expedition into a book

A wonderful arch in an iceberg near Paulet Island - which is composed of lava flows capped by a cinder cone with a small summit crater. Geothermal heat keeps parts of the island ice-free, and it is believed that its volcano was last active within the last 1,000 years

 

This stand-off in St Andrews Bay - which is teeming with wildlife - sees an elephant seal facing a king penguin as they mark their ground

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