A little clownfish opens its mouth to reveal a blood sucking intruder living on its tongue. The louse-like parasite, which entered through the gills of the small fish, is now so big that its stripy, orange host can barely close its mouth. The unfortunate clownfish was spotted by 44-year-old photographer and law professor Lars Oliver Michaelis in the shallow waters of the Lembeh Strait in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
HIDDEN in the middle of the Mojave Desert, a secret oasis awaits intrepid travellers .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
Some will get up close and personal with Mother Nature’s deadliest animals to get the perfect shot, posing the question, what lengths will a photographer go to for that all important picture? But in this case, the question should be what depths .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
These images of vintage cars, bikes and vans, pictured all over the world, could easily have come from a globetrotting petrol-head’s photo album .
