A pair of snarling foxes go paw-to-paw and brawl after unexpectedly crossing paths. Leaping towards each other and baring their teeth, the territorial red foxes were caught settling their disagreement by photographer Menno Schaefer. The 47-year-old, of Amsterdam, Holland, witnessed the fight in Zandvoort, whilst on a walk through the Dutch town's sand dunes.
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
SOARING at 112 miles per hour through the air, this petite blonde certainly lives up to her title as the fastest flying woman in the world .
An aerial view of flooding in Gloucestershire .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
RACING through the mountain range on horseback, the Kazakh people practice their ancient tradition of hunting with golden eagles .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .