Staring death in the face, a little field mouse bravely confronts a hungry cat. The rodent, after being locked in a tense stare down with its feline foe, narrowly escapes the paws of the predator by scurrying to freedom. The moment was captured by French nutrition student Enora Lebosse in her garden in Brittany, France. The 20-year-old, originally of Saint-Malo, France, says: ‘My pet cat, Bastet, was hot on the heels of a little field mouse…
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
BALANCING on top of a tree, this bear cub puts her climbing skills to the test .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
WELCOME to what could be the world's tallest TOTALLY wooden construction .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
SWIMMING slowly towards the shore, a small group of bottlenose dolphins arrive for breakfast at a beach in Western Australia .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A pair of chicks bravely decided to befriend a python, despite being the snake's favourite choice of food .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
THEIR gnarling teeth at the ready, these two baboons fight it out for the last piece of fruit .
A BAMBI was dramatically caught in mid-air by a greedy Nile crocodile in a once-in-a-million flying pincer move .