Ծուլությունը բնորոշ թերություն է ոչ միայն մարդկանց, այլև' կենդանական աշխարհի մի շարք ներկայացուցիչների համար։

 

Ձեզ ենք ներկայացնում հետաքրքիր լուսանկարներ, որոնցում պատկերված են բնության «ամենածույլ» արարածները:


 

An ingenious goat uses precision balance to perch on a friendly donkey's back to reach the spoils of a farmyard fruit tree

 

A frog enjoys life in the slow lane as he hitches a ride on the back of a snail's shell in Jakarta, Indonesia

A terrapin hitches a ride on the back of an alligator at Sea World in San Antonio, Texas

 

Border collie Hekan proves he's no one-trick-pooch by helping his owner to train horses. The talented one-year-old's name is a shortened form of 'he can do anything' and he lives up to this every day as he lends owner Steve Jefferys a helping paw at Equestrian Excellence in Melbourne. His duties include holding the horses as they're saddled, taking them for walks on a lead and fetching items. But it doesn't stop there; the wonder dog can also ride horses. Steve comments: 'He's an incredibly talented dog. He's basically my secretary.' Steve and Hekan train stunt horses for stage and film.

A cheeky monkey hitches a ride on a friendly deer. Carol Smith from Australia photographed the pair at Melaka Zoo, Malaysia.

 

Pictures of the day: 24 February 2014

 

The Handbook of Bird Photography Book - 2013

 

A frog hitches a ride on the back of a snail. The unusual antics were caught on camera by photographer Hendy Mp in the woods near his home in Sambas, Indonesia

 

A lazy monkey hitches a ride to the top of a tree - sitting on the back of a parrot. The squirrel monkey hopped onto the bird and wrapped his arms around its neck to avoid the 26ft climb. He lives with a male and female blue and gold macaw at a countryside hotel, where they always eat and play together. Photographer Alejandro Jaramillo was in San Agustin, Colombia, when he noticed the unusual friendship

 

A baby turtle hitches a ride on a bullfrog in one of a series of stunning shots captured by photographer Shi Khei Goh in the forests of Batam, Indonesia

 

Yeeee-haw! A flying frog looks like a rodeo rider as it effortlessly climbs onto a the back of a woodboring beetle. The photo was taken by wildlife specialist Hendy Mp in Sambas, Indonesia

 

A remarkable photo has captured a weasel on a woodpecker's back as the bird flies through the air. The photographer, Martin Le-May from Essex, said he 'feared the worst' for the green bird after hearing 'distressed squawking' during its struggle with the mammal at Hornchurch Country Park. After Le-May managed to capture the incredible image - which has become a hit on Twitter since it was taken earlier today - the creature managed to escape with its life.

The world's bravest raccoon hitches a ride on an alligator. Richard Jones was visiting Ocala National Forest when he spotted something strange in the Ocklawaha River — a raccoon riding an alligator. According to My News 13, the alligator quickly submerged itself and the raccoon swam away to safety.

 

- (PICTURED: Piggy back ride: A cheeky bird catches a lift on the back of a swimming pig. These images were captured by Julie Zoney on her visit to Big Major Cay, also known as Pig Beach.) - With clear blue skies, white sand and crystal sea, this Bahamas beach seems like an idyllic island getaway - but this calm and peaceful paradise has some unlikely inhabitants in the form of PIGS. The secluded island of Big Major Cay is home to around 20 adorable porky piggies and the island is affectionately referred to by locals as Pig Beach. Visitors Julie Zoney and Kyla Larsen from British Columbia, Canada were delighted by the charming pigs on their visit to the island.

Terrapins take a break and rest on the back of a hippo in Kruger National Park, South Africa

 

A red-winged blackbird appeares to have hitched a ride on the back of a red-tailed hawk. The photo was captured in the DeSoto and Boyer Chute national wildlife refuge, which spans across Nebraska and Iowa, by Mike White. 'We see territorial blackbirds (among others) dive-bombing raptors,' the department explained. 'But this is definitely something you don't see every day.'

An inquisitive snail takes a look at some very sharp crocodile teeth. The land snail moved along the young saltwater crocodile's back before stretching down to take a closer look inside the reptile's toothy smile.

 

An egret sits on the back of an alligator. This brave egret picks an unlikely perch to stand on while looking for her lunch

 

A remarkable photo has captured a weasel on a woodpecker's back as the bird flies through the air. The photographer, Martin Le-May from Essex, said he 'feared the worst' for the green bird after hearing 'distressed squawking' during its struggle with the mammal at Hornchurch Country Park. After Le-May managed to capture the incredible image - which has become a hit on Twitter since it was taken earlier today - the creature managed to escape with its life.