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.
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 .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
Sitting all alone on drift ice in the Arctic Ocean, this lonely little fella looks lost .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
THIS LITTLE squirrel tries to keep himself snug as snow starts to fall around him .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
SPLASHING in the water and fighting in-between rocks, these energetic tigers enjoy their fun-filled morning .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
