A trio of ants are locked in a tug of war over a fly as they pull the bug by its legs. The feisty ants, all desperately trying to keep hold of their dinner, are eventually joined by a small colony of weaver ants as they all bid to take the prize home. The struggle over the horse fly was photographed in Tiruvalla, Kerala, India in the back garden of Sreekumar Mahadevan Pillai. The 39-year-old Indian neurosurgeon says: “There is a huge teak tree leaning over my terrace which hosts millions of weaver ants.
A terrified moose, trapped in a frozen lake, bobs her head above the icey water and awaits her rescue .
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A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record .
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A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
Animal rescue volunteers have told how a cat riddled with cancer was forced to ripped off its own ears after it was abandoned by its owners .
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them .
A photographer has travelled the length of the UK capturing lighthouses and their picturesque surroundings .
With the full moon looming behind him, this polar bear nestles down for the night .
WITH STUNNING colours and serene scenes, these photographs capture the otherworldly beauty of the English coast .