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.
SITTING quietly at the edge of the lake, these two baby bears watch and learn as the adults hunt for fish .
FROM MRS Patmore to Lady Sybil, these barking mad illustrations show the WOOF-er side of some of our most loved Downton characters .
RAISING his flipper, this two day old seal pup gives a wave to the camera .
These are the men with one of the most unpleasant jobs in the world .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .
ROLLING across a 65-metre-high viaduct in the Alps, the red carriages of the Bernina Express add a splash of colour to the spectacular snow-covered Swiss surroundings .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A NINJA red squirrel cuts a dashing figure as the little fella jumps up to ten-feet between treetops in the Yorkshire Dales .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .