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.
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
An artist has transformed traditional Thanksgiving dinners into mini-masterpieces .
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
A doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
A tiny puppy who lost his front legs after being hit by a train has been given and new LEASH of life with a set of wheels .