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 doting seal smiles at her sweet little pup as she tickles its tummy on the beach .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
With an abandoned tricycle sitting in an empty corridor, this derelict but once grand mansion could be the setting for The Shining .
THESE kingfishers prove no rod is needed as they go fishing for their dinner .
OFFERING a glimpse into the past, a mash-up of old and new photographs show how the world’s biggest cities have changed .
CAUSING a splash, this determined kingfisher goes hunting for dinner .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
Hot on the heels of a little rabbit, this cheetah is on a mission to catch his prey .
JUDGE BLASTED FOR LETTING PAEDO WALK FREE A PERVERT who sexually assaulted two young girls on an allotment, telling them he was brushing spiders off them, has walked free from court – because jailing him was ‘unfair’ on his family .