A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis. As the green praying mantis lifts its body and prepares for battles, the amber bug simply stares into the face of the much larger rival. Photographer Monica Anantyowati captured the tense staredown in a garden close to her home in Malang, Indonesia.
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
WITH the phosphorescent blobs and mesmerising patterns, these spectacular images may look like the hall marks of an enchanted forest but it is in fact the scene of thousands of dancing FIREFLIES .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
From vibrant blues to dazzling oranges, these eye catching hummingbirds proudly show off their impressive colours .
SURROUNDED by a snowstorm, these young polar bears battle the elements - as well as each other .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
COURAGEOUS CLIMBERS scale frozen waterfalls in Canada, as the ice threatens to collapse beneath them .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
A cheeky chipmunk offers some of his spare food, before deciding against the idea and shoving the extra peanut into his already crammed mouth .