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.
TUGGING at his exhausted mum's ears, a beautiful baby orangutan refuses to settle for a nap as he begins a game of peek-a-boo .
MEET the little lion of suburbia with a mane that makes him look like a mini-king of the jungle .
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 .
LIKE SUPERMAN carrying a slimy Lois Lane through the air this frog is treating its mate to a flying lesson .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
From squids to Star Wars, these flipping marvellous creations are pancake portraits .
WRAPPED up in classy headscarves, these adorable pooches are the picture of sophistication .
A northern potoo shows it is a master of disguise as it perches on a tree stump and blends into the bark .
This starling and prairie dog will not back down an inch as they have a fearsome stand-off over who gets to eat a nut .
USUALLY full to bursting, these London Underground stations stand silent and completely commuter free .