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."
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
THIS unique holiday accommodation allows you to enjoy a full Flintstones experience .
VENTURING into the ocean with self-made spears and nets, the fishermen of Zanzibar put their lives on the line when they catch food for their families .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
THESE LOVE BIRDS can’t keep their beaks off each other as they share a very public display of affection .
THIS is the awesome moment an Osprey catches its prey travelling at 50mph, giving new meaning to FAST FOOD .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Splashing around in the water, a mother otter and her son are tangled in a family feud .
A BIKINI swim with jellyfish sounds like the most painful past-time on the planet .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .
A grey whale and her calf greet an audience of awestruck admirers on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico .