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."
AN EXERCISING turtle and an ice-skating chick are hardly everyday exploits in the animal community .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .
SURROUNDED by divers, a hungry green sea turtle enjoys being the centre of attention .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .
Families in an Indian slum put their lives on the line by living on top of an ACTIVE railway track .
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
Grandmother Janet Kirby was told she couldn't board her plane home after being accused of assault .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
A German photographer travelled around Africa where he met and photographed members of tribes in a series of intimate portraits .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .