SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer. The big cat bobs its head above the water as it moves in closer, ready to pounce. Belgian software developer Stefan Cruysberghs photographed the tense attack at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, one of the largest national parks in the state Maharashtra in India. The 38-year-old, of Lommel, Belgium, says: “During our drive we stopped at a waterhole and three sambar deer were drinking in the middle of the pool.
A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
DIVING boffins fired harpoons into 30-foot-long whale sharks in a bid to put the sea-beasts on Google Maps .
A British jewellery designer with a passion for London's iconic Gherkin has created a pen with an INK-REDIBLE price tag of £27,500 .
This tranquil setting stretches for miles as the sun sets behind the mountain .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
COVERING themselves in ash and face paint, these are the holy men who live their lives away from everyday society .
An Italian photographer travelled to the highlands of New Guinea where he met an Indonesian tribe untouched by the modern world .
FINALLY catching a meal, a pair of great white egrets fight over their dinner .
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
Fetching a tiny carrot and a head-shaped snowball, a red squirrel builds the perfect snowman .