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."
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
SOME OF the sea’s most terrifying creatures show their softer side as they join a group of diners for lunch .
A curious red squirrel takes a break from collecting nuts and tries her hand at photography .
BEHIND the doors of this building, with its stacks of mattresses and discarded remains of wheelchairs, lies another victim of austerity cuts .
ARMED with her camera, bikini and flippers, this brave diver goes swimming with SHARKS .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
FORGET Thorpe Park this summer as this is a 50 mile-per-hour ride over the Colorado River CANYON .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
THIS is the fascinating abandoned house, complete with mystery portraits and homely items, that has been dubbed - crooked cottage .
