A brave leopard kicks back and relaxes in the sunshine - just inches from an enormous crocodile. The laid-back female leopard, named Romi, appears to be unfazed by the dangerous reptile, despite its rows of razor-sharp teeth. The pair were spotted by photographer Elmar Weiss and tour guide Alfred Korir on the bank of the Mara River in the Musiara Marsh, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. Elmar, 46, of Hamburg, Germany, says: “We watched nervously as Romi climbed down a grassy slope towards the edge of the river."
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
A photographer has captured stunning photographs of the Milky Way above picturesque landscapes in the UK and Italy .
A Brit photographer has captured one of the world's most camera-shy species of fish - during a game of underwater peek-a-boo .
EXPERTLY camouflaged, this clever panther chameleon knows how to catch its prey by surprise .
FLYING through the air, these delighted pooches pull their best poses mid-flight .
WITH his spiked ears and yellow and blue body, a colourful monkey bears an uncanny resemblance to Marvel Comics’ Wolverine .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
BURSTING from the water, a beautiful but deadly Sumatran tiger jumps for food in an Indonesian zoo .
A chipmunk, with his cheeks full to bursting, has no intention of leaving with an empty stomach .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .