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 baby sperm whale assumed the role of a friendly giant when faced with two awestruck divers .
LEAPING for joy five-feet above the waves this baby whale cutie is saying HELLO to its family after being lost .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
SOARING through the air, a hungry white-tailed kite prepares to snatch a vole from his mother’s claws .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A photographer from the United Arab Emirates travelled to Pakistan where he captured the lives of local people in a series of expressive portraits .
From vivid greens to glowing pinks, the colours of the aurora borealis fill the night sky above a snow covered Lapland .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .