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.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
These are the amazing close up pictures of North Korea's mass games - after photographers were previously banned from taking shots so close to the dazzling formation dances .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
BOXING DAY has come early for this pair of feisty squirrels, as their Christmas party quickly turns sour .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
From foster care to the MAGICAL world of cosplay, a young girl’s dreams become reality after being adopted by a photography loving couple .
These photographs of extreme weather capture storms furiously rolling across the sky above America .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
Sam Notaro built his own flood defences to protect his four-bedroom home in Moorland, Somerset Flooding is likely to get worse around Somerset as groundwater levels continue to rise .
PAWS for thought as you feast your eyes on this rare bear bathing session .