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.
SOARING through the air, this is the moment a hungry tawny owl arrives home with dinner .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
PUCKERING up and enjoying some quality time, these are the most lovable monkeys on the planet .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
A Romanian photographer has captured the unique patterns of hundreds of human eyes in a series of striking macro shots .
Playing, splashing and generally messing around, these polar bears show they certainly have a soft spot for the water, and not just each other .
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 .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
WITH SNOW COVERING the ground around them, these two polar bears play fight .
The dog having been pulled from the car - A police officer smashed a window in the blue Chrysler car to free the dog which was in visible distress .