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."
DIPPING his head into the vase of water, this little squirrel takes a refreshing break from an afternoon of eating .
FROM the rolling hills of the Scottish highlands to looming chalk cliffs in Sussex, these stunning photographs capture the spectacular beauty of Great Britain .
WIDE EYED with a huge smile across her face, this little elephant is a picture of happiness .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
It’s a role reversal in the Visayan Sea as HUNDREDS of tiny, glistening eggs are carried around inside the mouth of their cardinalfish father .
A once bustling gold rush town in Mono County, California now stands completed deserted .
DASHING through the snow, this little stoat is on the lookout for a Christmas feast .
A diver looks like a minnow as she swims alongside a gigantic whale shark, the largest species of fish on the planet .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
BREATHING life back into old photographs, these black and white images are transformed by colour .