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 disabled sheep is enjoying a new fleece of life after receiving a specially-designed wheelchair .
WITH A LITTLE cap of fresh snow resting on his head, this squirrel tries his best to pull off his new look .
More weather chaos is heading our way, with ice and snow already hitting areas across Birmingham .
LIKE A living balloon this baitball of sardines is ready to burst when threatened by a pointy nosed sailfish .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
A kingfisher’s bright blue and orange feathers glisten in the sunlight as the bird dives into a lake .
A pair of BEAUTIFUL rescue sea turtles spot their catch in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef .
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .