SAT ON top of a Brazilian turtle’s head, this little ladybird looks content as he studies his environment from a new height. Residing next to a small stream in East Java, Indonesia, the two look happy as they relax in each other’s company. This moment was caught on camera by Indonesian photographer Monica Anantyowati, 42, after she spotted the brave ladybird looking for a free ride on this turtle near her home in Malang.
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .
A diver attempts to control rising numbers of lionfish by feeding the venomous species to Caribbean reef sharks .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
GETTING behind the camera, this monkey practices his photography skills on his friends .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Balanced on one leg, a frog assumes the crane kick martial arts stance made famous in the movie The Karate Kid .
HUNDREDS of hot air balloons decorate the sky above Turkey as the rising sun illuminates the spectacular scenery below .