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.
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 .
Pouncing down on top of his twin brother, these two snow leopard cubs practice their kung-fu moves .
A photographer has captured spellbinding images of stars swirling above the English countryside .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .
Raising his arms above his head and lying flat on his back, a polar bear stretches as he sprawls out across the ice .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
A GLOWING range of greens and blues sweep across the sky in a spectacular display of light .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .