This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off. The 500lb bear confronted the fox on the tidal flats of the Katmai National Park in southern Alaska. After a short chase, where the quick-footed fox deftly outmanoeuvred the bear, the two animals sat completely still and waited for the other to make a move. American photographer Nate Zeman witnessed the scene in the Alaskan national park after he saw the bear emerge from a nearby forest and approach the fox.
A puppy bit off more than he could chew when he stole a six inch Chinese spare rib from his owner and swallowed it WHOLE, Cheeky Staffordshire bull terrier Rossi had his life SPARED when he underwent a life-saving operation to remove the bone from his stomach after swiping part of the takeaway meal .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
A proud gorilla mum welcomes her newborn baby western lowland gorilla, a critically endangered species .
Beautiful turquoise waves rise and fall in a series of stunning images taken along the coastline of south-eastern Australia .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
IN a galaxy not so far away lies a magical display of lights that could be the latest image from NASA .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
FROM A mini table and chairs to a detailed violin, it’s hard to believe these incredible sculptures are all carved into the nib of PENCILS .
STRETCHING his little legs in the air, a smiley leaf-tailed gecko breaks free from his old, scaly skin .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .