A little caterpillar fearlessly scampers down a branch and confronts a praying mantis. As the green praying mantis lifts its body and prepares for battles, the amber bug simply stares into the face of the much larger rival. Photographer Monica Anantyowati captured the tense staredown in a garden close to her home in Malang, Indonesia.
A lazy otter finds the ideal spot to soak up the sun and sleep off his lunch .
A cheeky gorilla sticks her tongue out and plays up for the camera at Bronx Zoo .
HUDDLED together on a branch, a pair of adorable Javan scops owls soak up the sun .
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 .
SAILING peacefully across a river in the early morning light, a fisherman in China keeps a 1000 year old tradition alive .
These uninvited guests ELEPHANTLY make their annual trip through the reception of this welcoming lodge .
STARING intently into the camera, a polar bear appears to be lost in thought while relaxing in the snow .
THIS ONE of a kind experience brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'a coffee to go' .
With the vivid red smoke billowing into the sky amid the misty sand dunes, these are the blissful views provided at the break of dawn at a volcano .
If you had to scrape the snow off your car this morning or slip-slide your way into work over icy pavements spare a thought for these little critters .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
This is the amazing moment two white-tailed kites take an in-flight meal - exchanging prey at 100 foot high in mid air .