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."
A mining town in Australia’s outback appears to be completely deserted, but its residents have escaped the scorching heat by living in underground caves .
SWIMMING next to 40 tonne whales, dare-devil divers take the plunge with these gentle giants of the sea .
NEVER mind being careful not to choke on your food, this mother bird has a bigger challenge on her hands, as her ravenous offspring impatiently launches its head down into her stomach .
CAMPED out in the middle of a forest, these unusual hut hotels take you back to basics .
PUSHING the diver out of his way, this little sea turtle shows he’s not in the mood for photographs .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
An adorable little squirrel wakes from a nap and pops out his tongue for the camera .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
The claws come out at meal time as a group of white tailed eagles brawl over road-kill .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
BALANCING 30 metres above ground, these slackliners take the expression of living dangerously one step further, by tightrope walking NAKED .
From a floating jelly fish to a relaxed seal, Britain’s unappreciated beach life is captured above and below the water .