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.
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
Like a scene from a fairytale, THOUSANDS of fireflies create an enchanting glow as they dance in a forest .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
An Italian photographer travelled to northern India where he visited poverty stricken suburbs and captured ordinary people in a series of intimate and expressive portraits .
WITH HIS PAW covering his mouth, this cheeky cub looks amused by something .