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.
THE THOUGHT OF BECOMING shipwrecked on a remote destination would fill most holidaymakers with dread .
The lighthouses of Brittany, from Brest to Le Conquet, stand tall on France’s north-western coast against stunning scenery .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
A SPECTRUM of colours fills the sky during this spectacular and natural display of light .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
With one hand rested on his belly and the other propping his head up, this lazy lizard takes an afternoon break .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
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 .
WITH THEIR adorable big round eyes and fluffy white fur, these baby seals are cute enough to melt any heart .