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 dog was SOW close to death after she dangerously swallowed a two-inch NEEDLE-Cute Shih Tzu Daisy could have pierced her intestines after eating the long needle and thread after finding it on the carpet .
Throwing their arms up in the air, these energetic squirrels play a game of ball with a walnut .
SNUGGLED up in the hay away from the elements, this adorable hoglet has sought solace with a familiar friend .
ARM extended and head flung back, this little chipmunk performs a loose-limbed yoga move .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
NEW DELHI, A woman activist of India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party crosses a police barricade near the residence of ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi during a protest against the recent rape of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2013 .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
Going for long rides through vast fields together, this twosome share an unbreakable bond .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SWIMMING in unison, millions of silverside fish dwarf the divers .