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."
HUDDLING under a leaf, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls take shelter from the rain .
PERCHING on the edge of a flower, these loved-up caterpillars can't resist each other as they enjoy a romantic moment together .
INSIDE Britain's last Naval hospital where scurvy was cured looks like an NHS time capsule .
STEPFORD wives from the 1950's and 60's are performing history's most sexist exercise programme .
Leaping out of the ocean, a group of gentoo penguins fly through the air before landing safely on an iceberg .
HUDDLED together in the hollow of a tree, it would be easy to overlook these two sleepy owls as they blend into the trunk .
AT 4,800 metres high and just three metres wide, this is the most dangerous road in the world .
This brave Hyena finally catches his pray among the thousands of flamingos, Lake Nakuru, Kenya - OUTNUMBERED among thousands of flamingos, this bold hyena is not put off from hunting for a morning snack .
Swimming side by side with divers, these manatees will do anything they can to stay warm .
A little brown bear cub shows his doting mum that she is always on parent duty as he uses her as a scratching post .
Exploding out of the water, a great white shark performs a backflip during a hunt for seals .
WITH A STERN look of determination on their faces, these adorable pooches perfect their doggy paddle as they dive head first into a swimming pool .