The world’s clumsiest animals in photos

IF you think you’re having a bad day, spare a thought for these clumsy animals who’ve had their share of bad luck. SEE THE PICTURES

IF you think you’re having a bad day, spare a thought for these clumsy animals who’ve had their share of bad luck.

From a lion losing grip on a tree to a beaver getting stuck in a fence and a duck slipping on ice in Dortmund in Germany, these animals have been photographed at their most embarrassing moments.

The lion clings on but soon loses grip. Picture: Caters

A duck taking a spill. Picture: Caters

The beaver that got stuck in a fence. Picture: Caters

A photo of a Saint Bernard named Ruckus from New York revealed the aftermath of his encounter with a porcupine that got too close. It left his mouth filled with spiky quils.

Ruckus the Saint Bernard with his mouth filled with spikey quils after an encounter with a porcupine in New York. Picture: Caters

Some of them were just in the wrong place at the wrong time like a baby elephant, that was pooed on by one of its parents in South Africa’s Kruger Park.

An elephant pooing on its baby in Kruger Park, South Africa. Picture: Caters

Velcro, a six-month-old rescue cat from Pennsylvania in the US, unfortunately got tangled in-between his catsitter’s broken blinds for a fifth time in just three weeks.

Velcro, who got tangled inbetween his catsitter’s broken blinds. Picture: Caters

Mick, a savanna monitor lizard from Trappe in Pennsylvania, accidentally swallowed a whole silver teaspoon while his owner was feeding him with it.

Mick, a savannah monitor lizard from Trappe, Pennsylvania, USA, who swallowed a whole silver teaspoon while his owner was feeding him with it. Picture: Caters

A cat named Sam from the same area in the US also got stuck in a drain, with its wet head poking out.

Sam from Pennsylvania, stuck in the drain. Picture: Caters

The fire brigade were called to save Millie, a dog who got stuck on a roof in the UK village of Wythall, while a horse named Daisy was pictured getting stuck in an unmarked well.

Daisy, who got stuck in an unmarked well. Picture: Caters

The fire service rescuing Millie the dog from a roof. Picture: Caters

Some of the animals were a bit too adventurous like the Golden Lion Tamarin that got its head completely stuck in a camera at Marwell Zoo in the UK county of Hampshire.

A Golden Lion Tamarin sticking its head in a camera at Marwell Zoo. Picture: Caters

A fox also managed to face-plant while in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, and landed head first in a pile of snow.

A fox lands head first into the snow at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Picture: Caters

A bear from Alaska was also captured on film as it failed to catch a fish. Instead, it slapped him in the face at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park & Preserve.

A bear has a misfortunate time whilst trying to catch a fish, when it slaps him in the face. Picture: Caters

His near-miss was up there with a seagull that struggled to eat a piece of bread that ended up all over its face before it ate the entire slice.

A seagull struggles with bread over its face before eating the whole slice. Picture: Caters

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