FULL OF STUNNING colours and swirling shapes, the furrows on these fields create a mix of mesmerising patterns. These fascinating photographs were captured by amateur photographer Zhang Ning, 51, in awe of her native country's beauty after trips across China. 'I am very lucky that my country China is so diverse and large,” explains Zhang Ning, from Dongguan, Guangdong, China. 'It can provide me with numerous opportunities to shoot different landscapes, cultures, traditions.
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .
A small Indian monkey is seemingly gob-smacked after reading the latest stock market news .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
This was the chaotic scene when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle became periously trapped under his vehicle for an HOUR when it overturned after a crash on a busy motorway .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .