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.
Sprawled out on top of a log, this sleeping leopard takes a relaxing break from his daily routine .
LYING flat out on his back, this little meerkat makes the most of the English sunshine .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
A fox takes a tumble and lands on his head when he tries to fend off a pair of eagles in Japan .
STARING eagerly into the camera, this little toad is full of curiosity .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
THE CRAZE for mimicking the video game Streetfighter has spread to the streets of London .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
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 .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .