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."
Kevin Silva, 52 from Indiana in the USA, has spent an estimated £65K ($100K) on Batman trinkets over the years, and even keeps his 2,500-item haul in his very own basement 'Bat Cave' .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
GIANT garden sculptures don't beat about the bush .
ROLLING around in the snow, these young brown bears take a break from their play fight to share a tender hug with one another .
THIS RING of fire in the sky is the annular solar eclipse that wowed our cousins down-under .
An Indonesian farmer is dragged through muddy water as he clings to the tails of two charging cows .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .
15-foot-long great white sharks on the hunt, in False Bay, South Africa - SHOCK and awe pictures of 15-foot-long great whites on the hunt will leave you stunned .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .