FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain. Photographer Julian Elliott, 39, captured the fiery sunsets and frosty meadows to portray the true diversity of the British Isles throughout the seasons. The Yorkshire Dales, Cotswolds and Dorset’s Kimmeridge Bay feature amongst the stunning array of landscape photographs.
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
Jostling their quills into the noses of some unlucky cubs, this is the moment two feisty porcupines ALMOST defeat a pride of seven lions .
FISTS fly as two gorillas take each other on in a dramatic battle .
FROM THE world famous Girl with a Pearl Earring painting to a jaguar in the grass, these incredible drawings are created from coloured ballpoint pens .
SKIPPING on the spot, an adorable little owl embraces the 'running man' challenge .
FLAUNTING its new accessory, a fashionable green dumpy tree frog poses for the camera while wearing a SNAIL as a hat .
A pair of adorable polar bear cubs play-fight with each other in the Alaskan snow .
WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .
A BLIND man was battered with a brick in a sickening attack by two thugs .
A trout manages to escape the jaws of a hungry cormorant - only to find itself back inside the bird's long beak .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .