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.
SHOWING off her best assets for the camera, this cheeky orangutan is in the mood for love, puckering up her lips to blow the biggest kiss she can .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
A lazy tree frog, tired of hopping along a branch, chooses the slowest form of transport when it jumps on top of an unsuspecting snail .
GLIDING through the water, these delightful frogs show off their vibrant colours as they practice their FROG crawl .
MASKED intruders look sinister but really they are a gang of urban exploring pranksters .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .