Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine. Sleeping straight through the afternoon without stirring an inch, he appears content as he lounges about in the sun. The Javan leopard was captured by structural engineer Hannu Soini, 35, of Halsua, Finland, after he managed to take a picture of the sleeping beauty at the Bali Safari Park in Indonesia. 'When I saw the leopard it instantly reminded me of a napping domestic cat,' says Hannu
A brave praying mantis makes an unusual friend in an Oriental garden lizard .
A diver explores the crystal clear waters of the Silfra canyon in southern Iceland, which is the only place on Earth where you can dive or snorkel between two continental plates .
It's incredible to think anyone could live in such horrendous squalor - yet two men have been prosecuted for keeping their homes in such revolting conditions that it was no longer fit for their animals .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
IN a galaxy far, far away, this collection of stunning interstellar formations will leave you STARSTRUCK .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
FLEXING his muscles and staring straight at his opponent, this bodybuilding squirrel is the nuts .
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
BURSTING colours of reds, pinks and purples give the illusion of a collection of stunning flowers .